S.L. 409.4 Art. 7Classification.

(1) Tourism accommodation establishments shall be classified according to the standard requirements as shown in the First Schedule in the case of hotels, the First Schedule and the Fourth Schedule in the case of tourist villages, the Fifth Schedule in the case of guest houses or the Sixth Schedule in the case of hostels.

(2) The Authority shall classify tourism accommodation establishments as follows:

(a) hotels in five different classes;

(b) tourist villages in five different classes;

(c) guest houses in two different classes; and

(d) hostels in one class.

(3) Subject to sub-regulations (1) and (2), cells marked ‘M’ in the First Schedule indicate that the regulation is mandatory for the corresponding classification:

Provided that for the purpose of classification:

(a) if the licensee of a tourism accommodation establishment fulfils a requirement, the full allotment of points in the fourth column of the First Schedule will be awarded;

(b) if a requirement is only partially fulfilled, the licensee shall not receive any points;

(c) the licensee of a One Star tourism accommodation has to attain and maintain ninety points to be classified as a One Star tourism accommodation;

(d) the licensee of a Two Star tourism accommodation has to attain and maintain one hundred and seventy points to be classified as a Two Star tourism accommodation;

(e) the licensee of a Three Star tourism accommodation has to attain and maintain two hundred and fifty points to be classified as a Three Star tourism accommodation;

(f) the licensee of a Four Star tourism accommodation has to attain and maintain three hundred and eighty points to be classified as a Four Star tourism accommodation;

(g) the licensee of a Five Star tourism accommodation has to attain and maintain five hundred and seventy points to be classified as a Five Star tourism accommodation; and

(h) in the case of licensees of tourism accommodation that manage to attain and maintain a total one hundred and seventy points in the case of One Star tourism accommodation, two hundred and fifty points in the case of Two Star tourism accommodation, three hundred and eighty points in the case of Three Star tourism accommodation, five hundred and seventy points in the case of Four Star tourism accommodation and six hundred and fifty points in the case of Five Star tourism accommodation, the licensee of each respective category will be awarded the ‘Superior’ label in addition to the basic classification of One, Two, Three, Four or Five Star, as the case may be.

(4) (a) Persons licensed by the Authority to operate tourism accommodation establishments shall at all times ensure that such tourism accommodation establishment complies with the requirements as provided in the First, Second and Third Schedules (Hotels), the Fourth Schedule (Tourist Villages), the Fifth Schedule (Guest Houses) and the Sixth Schedule (Hostels), as the case may be.

(b) Persons licensed by the Authority to operate hotels and tourist villages shall ensure that their tourism accommodation establishment complies with the quality standards as established by the Authority.

(5) No person shall have a right to claim compensation or redress from the Authority in respect of any decision taken by the Authority before the coming into force of these regulations.