MINISTRY OF TOURISM ACT

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

CHAPTER 274

MINISTRY OF TOURISM ACT

To make provision with respect to the functions of a Ministry having

responsibility for tourism, to make other provision with respect to tourism,

and to provide for matters relating or ancillary thereto.

(3rd December, 1977) *

Enacted by ACT XXXVI of 1977.

This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Tourism Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Minister" means the Minister appointed as Minister of Tourism

or the Minister to whom responsibility for tourism has been

assigned;

"Tourist Board" means the Malta Government Tourist Board

established by the Malta Government Tourist Board Ordinance,

l958 † .

(1) It shall be the function of the Minister to promote and

develop tourism in Malta and, without prejudice to the other

provisions of this Act and to any other function or power, the

Minister shall have power to do all that he may deem necessary for

that purpose or conducive thereto.

(2) In the discharge of any of his functions, the Minister may

delegate any of his powers to any public officer, or other person or

authority, and may also act through any such officer, person or

authority.

Where a body of persons, whether it is a corporate body or

not and whether it has or has not a legal personality distinct from

that of its members, is set up with the object of carrying out

functions related to the promotion and development of tourism in

Malta and is, for the time being, recognized by the Minister for the

purposes of this article, the Minister shall exercise such of his

functions as he may deem appropriate in consultation with such

body or by delegating any of such powers to the body aforesaid.

Where any function or power is delegated to or otherwise

exercised through another person or authority under this Act, such

function or power, including any judicial act or proceedings, may

be exercised by and in the name of the delegate or other agent, or

by such delegate or other agent for and on behalf of the Minister.

The Minister may make regulations to give better effect to

any of the provisions of this Act and for the better performance of

any of his functions under this Act, and without prejudice to the

*See article 1(2) as originally enacted, which subarticle has been omitted under the

Statute Law Revision Act 1980 and Legal Notice 149 of 2nd December, 1977.

†Repealed by article 7(1) of the Act as originally enacted, which subarticle has been

omitted under the Statute Law Revision Act, 1980.

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

generality of the foregoing, may by such regulations -

(a) prescribe, regulate or otherwise make provision for

any matter connected with the promotion of tourism;

(b) regulate or otherwise make provision for any matter

connected with the administration or management of

any organization recognized by him for the purposes

of article 4, or connected with the functions of any

person or authority to whom such functions are

delegated under this Act, including the management of

and accounting for, any funds pertaining to or

administered by such organization, or administered by

such person or authority as aforesaid in the discharge

of their functions;

(c) prescribe, and otherwise make provision for the

levying or collection of fees, charges and other

payments for services or in respect of matters

connected with tourism, and regulate matters

connected therewith or ancillary thereto.

With effect from the commencement of this Act -

(a) all the functions and powers hitherto vested in the

Tourist Board shall vest in the Minister and be

exercisable by him;

(b) all moneys and other property hitherto belonging to, or

administered by or available to the Tourist Board, and

in particular any sums paid to the said Board or which

may still be available to it under the provisions of the

Malta Government Tourist Board Ordinance, 1958 *

shall vest in or belong or be available to, the Minister

under the same title and in the same manner and

circumstances;

(c) deeds of whatever nature, and all contracts and other

commitments which, immediately before the

commencement of this article, were binding on or in

favour of the Tourist Board shall, on the

commencement thereof, become binding on or in

favour of the Minister as if he were named therein or

were a party thereto in place of the said Board.

*Repealed by article 7(1) as originally enacted, which subarticle has been omitted

under the Statute Law Revision Act, 1980.