127 tal-1989

L.N. 127orl989

TOUR.IST GUIDE SERVIC E "Cf

(CA P. 198)

Tourist Guide Service RqulaUoR!i, 19t19

IN EXERC ISE of the powersoonlcrrcd by section 11 oflhe Tou rist

Guide Service Act , the Minuter for Developme nt o f T ertiary Sector has

made the following regulalions:-

(I) These regulat ions may be ci ted as the To urUt Guide

Service Rcgula lioD$, 1989.

(2) 1bex regulations shall come iolO force o n the 1$1

November, 1989.

(I)

Every person lice nsed 10 act IU a touriSI gLlide shall ,

besides t lie relative licence, be given an identity card by th e Ministe r .

(2) No louriSI gu ide shall conduct any tou rists unless he

carries the identity card referred to in paragraph (I) of Ihis regulation.

Any tourist guide lIaall. 011 produClion o f the relat ive licenoe

and while accompanying tourists o r visi tors, be admiued frce of charge

10 I ny place of tourist inle rest under the control oflhe Governme nt .

( I) Tourist guides are responsible for the conduct of a lOur

according to its iti nerary , and they are expected to aocompany the tour

up to ili lennination.

(2)

T ourist guides are entitled toa seat on t he coach, boat or

other vehicle during the progress of th e tour.

S. T ourist guides are e ntitled 10 be d ropped off in the vicinity o f

their residence at the e nd o f each lour.

(1) T ourist guides sha ll be entitled to the following fees

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(2) The durat;'m of a tour shall not exCC(:d four houra in re~ of.

half day excumon. or eiglu houn (indusive of the lime allowed for lunch) in

~ of a whole day excuraion .

(3) In the case of a whole day lour. the touri$tluide shal l be entilled

10 a free lunch or. if no such free lunch is provided. to the payment of.

compensation f« of tWO liri.

(4) The fees specified in para&,"apb (I) of this regulation Shall be

increased by 20 per «01 in CllKS where ... guide is required l() guide in more Ihan

onc language on the same lour.

When an engagemen t has been cancelled, thcresha ll be paid to

the tourist guide a compensation fee of Iwo liri in respect of a half-day

excursion and two liri fifty cents in respect of a who le day excuraion.

urlles! such cancellation shall have been brought 10 the noti ce of the

guide nOllater than twenty· four ho urs prior 10 the time for which he had

been engaged.

. Unlcss wi th the special permission in writing of the Minister.

no tourist guide shall be in charge of a pan y of more than fifty-two

persons

Provided that wh en a party of tourists is conveyed on a tour by

means of coaches, boats or othe r vehicles, no lOurist guide shall be in

charge of morc than onc such coach , boat or ot her vehicle.

Any tourist guide who. wilhout valid reason, fails 10 fulfil an

engagement, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be

liable to a fine (multo) not exceeding ten liri.

(1 ) An y touri st guide who , whether for any valuable

consideration or otherwise. is in coll usion with any o lber guide o r with

any shopkeepe r or any mher person 10 lbe prejudiot: , o r likely

prej udice. of any per~m fonning part of a party unde r his charge, shall

be guilly of an offence and shall be liable. o n conviction, to a fine

(multo) not exceeding fifty liri .

(2) Tourist guides may not break or aller Ihe programme of

Ihe lour in order to allow tourists to visit relail oullets.

(3) Whe n shopping time is allowed, no louri$l guide ma y

show prefe-re- nce for any retail OUIIe-I, or accompany or direct tourists to

any retail outlet.

TourisI guides shall. when on duty as such. be properly T_ ...... ·•

drc-ued in a neat and suitable manner.

No lourist guide may offer his serviCC5 as a guide 10 any

person unless he shall have been so asked by such person .

IJ. ( I) No lou ri$! guide shall act as. or otherwise eog3ge in the

trade of travel agent .

(2) Any tourist guide who cont rave nes the provisIon of

paragraph (I) of this regu lation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be

liable, on conviction , 10 a fine (mu/ta) not exceeding fifly liri.

Tourist guides shall. when so requested by their employer,

submit a written report in detai l on the ir rcspcc1ive loun.

A ny tourist guide who is found guilty o f an offe nce against any

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o f these regulations may. besides being awarded the relati ve fi ne , have

his liccnce suspended or cance lled in accordance with the provisions o f

section 9 of the Tourist Guide Service Act ,

The Tourist Guide Service Regu lations, 1967 a re hereby

revoked .

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