S.L. 409.24 Art. 3Tourism Policy Compliance Certificates.       S.L. 409.05.

(1) A Tourism Policy Compliance Certificate shall be required in respect of all categories of collective accommodation listed in the Annexes in the case of:

(a) new developments;

(b) redevelopments;

(c) changes in designation; or

(d) reclassifications.

(2) A Tourism Policy Compliance Certificate shall be obtained prior to the submission of an application for a development permission or an application for an operating licence from the Authority, where such licence is required in accordance with these regulations and shall have a validity period of three (3) years from the date of issue.

(3) An application for the issuance of a Tourism Policy

Compliance certificate shall be submitted to the Authority using the appropriate application form issued by the Authority, which shall be made available on the Authority’s website, accompanied by the applicable fee as stipulated in the Fees (Tourism) Regulations.

(4) The Authority shall, without undue delay, acknowledge receipt of a complete application for a Tourism Policy Compliance Certificate upon submission. The Authority shall render its decision of the application in a durable medium within sixty (60) days from the date of its validation.

(5) At any time, whether before or after validation, if the applicant fails to respond to a request for missing documentation, clarifications, or information within ninety (90) days from the date of the last communication issued by the Authority, the application shall be deemed tacitly withdrawn by the applicant without entitlement to a refund. During such period of non-compliance, the sixty (60) day timeframe stipulated in sub-regulation (4) shall be suspended and shall resume only upon submission of the requested documentation, clarifications and information to the Authority.