S.L. 409.24 Art. 1Citation and commencement.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Tourism

Accommodation Regulations.

(2) These regulations shall come into force within two (2) months from their date of publication in the Gazette with the following exceptions:

(a) item 3 of Category C: Guest Houses of Annex 2 and Item 3 of Category D: Hostels of Annex 2 and Part F of the Fifth Schedule of Annex 5 shall come into force on such date or dates as the Minister responsible for tourism, may by notice in the Gazette establish and different dates may be so established for different provisions and, or purposes of these regulations;

(b) Standard 2.49 of the Third Schedule to Annex 5, Standard 2.49 of the Fourth Schedule to Annex 5, Standards 2.4.12, 5.2.5 and 6.2.7 of the Sixth Schedule to Annex 5 shall come into force two years after the publication of these regulations;

(c) Standard 2.1 of the Sixth Schedule - Private Rented Accommodation in respect of Annex 4, Category E, shall come into force only for establishments in respect of which the contract of sale was entered into after the coming into force of these regulations, unless it is demonstrated that the relative promise of sale was entered into before the coming into force of these regulations.