S.L. 409.4 Art. 9Quality standards. S.L. 409.08.

(1) The Authority shall, by means of quality standards established by the Authority, assess the quality of the tangible elements of tourism accommodation establishments.

(2) The Authority has the power to carry out site visits at tourism accommodation establishments and carry out investigations in order to assess the quality standard of these establishments.

(3) Licensees of hotels and tourist villages shall ensure that their establishments obtain and remain in compliance with the minimum mandatory requirements applicable to their classification as provided in the First, Second and Third Schedules in the case of hotels and the Fourth Schedule in the case of tourist villages.

(4) Licensees whose hotel or tourist village fails to obtain the minimum mandatory requirements established in the First, Second and Third Schedules in the case of hotels and the Fourth Schedule in the case of tourist villages shall be given a timeframe by the Authority within which to rectify the shortcomings. If these shortcomings are not rectified within the given timeframe, the Authority may downgrade the classification of the establishment or suspend its operating licence as provided for under the Tourism

Operations (General) Regulations until the shortcomings have been rectified to its satisfaction or impose fines as stipulated in the regulations.