14 tal-1990

LN. 14 of 1990

GUFST 1I0 US fS AND ItOLIJ)AY 1'URNISII EO PREMIS&') ACT,

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<ACT NO . XIV OF 1974)

GutM 1I~.ne! Itolld.y ~'urnished " ",mbies (AnwndnwntJ

Regulatlons, 1990

IN e~e rcise of th e powers confe rred by S«lion 12 of the Guesl

Houses and Hol iday Fumised Premises Act , 1974, the Minister for

Deve lopme nt ofTen iary Sector has made the fOllowing regulalions:-

(I) These regu lations may be cited as the Gual Hovses

Holiday Fu rnished Premises (Amendment) Regulations, 1990. and ....

shall be read and coniiUued asone with the Guest Houses and Holiday

Furn ised Premi ses Regulations. 1976. hereinarter refe Red to IQ ~the 1.-1'(.1:14011-'

principal regulations".

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come ;nlo

force on Ihe 1st Ja nuary. 1990.

For the First Pan of the Second Schedule to the principal

regulations there shall be subsliluted the fOllowi ng

~F1RST PA RT

(I) Gtntr"t Ducrip lion

The general description of the prem ises falli ng unde r th is

category shall be that of a Guest House which is ~i!Uated in good

surrou ndings and which offen. besides a<;:<;omOOat ion. brea kfast

facilil ies.

(2)

Cumificmion

The Board shall classify a G uest Ho use in an y ort he followi ng

grades:-

FIRST Class. SECOND Class or THIRD Class.

Minimum Rtquirtmtnls

(3)

The mini mum requirement s for any of the categories of a

guest house shall be t he followi ng:-

(3) The building shall comply wi th the technical and

archi tectural specifications laid down by la w

(b) The building sh all comply wit h the san itary and

hygenic con ditions prescribed by law;

(c) The Guest Howe shall 001 be silualed in a

rnidcnlial bk><;k unless it has an independent entrance: and. if

situated from the second floor upward!;, il has independen t ~ h

faciti lies;

(d) The Guest House shall not have less Ihan five

bedroo ms for acoomod:llion of guests. Each bedroom shall

have a bed or beds, side table and mirror. wardrobe. chair,

bedside rugs and curtains or blinds. An utra chair shall be

available if the room accommodates 1wo persons. lllc room

must have a window or balcony as wdl as proper healing!

cooling when appropriate. A wash-hand basin will! hOI and

D)ld water shall be provided in all bedrooms;

(c) The fumitun , furnishings and decor of the

bedrooms and public areas. as .... ell as the linen and ctlinaware ,

shall be of adequate standard ;

(f) P' ''P''rly equipped and liJc:d publk bathrooms o r

showers, as wcll as toilets, sllall be provided for the use of

guests at a ratio of not less than onc forcvcry three bedrooms

a~ai l able in Ihe Gu esl House;

(g) A breakfasl room shall be pro~ided 10 meet tile

needs of the total number of persons that can be

accommodated in tile Guest House;

(h) A properly equi pped kitchen shall be provided 10

meet the needs of the total number of persons thal can be

accommodated in tbe Guest Hou<;oe;

(i) There shall be proper and adequate lighlinl fa~;l ilies

in all pans of the Guest House to meet all the needs of the

gueSlS

(j) The Guest House shall be attended by a responsible

pel'$C)n atl ... a!t durinlthe day

Makinl up and cle an;nl of rooms are to be carried

( k)

OU t daily ;

(I) There shall be installed in the premises an adequate

e~rlency alarm system and full fire-preca utionary ~asures

shall be taken. Alarm , lire and eme rgency instructions shall

be clearly fi~ed in all bedrooms in al least fou r foreign

language5.

SEcnON A

~'Int CI_

Guest House

I. Bes ides the minimum requirements as laid down in

paragraph (3) of lhe Finl Part of Ihis Schedule. a GueSt House of

this category shall also ha~e 1 he r()lIo"'ing:~

(a) A comfort ahle lounge with a television liet shall be

ava ilable, Tel<::ptlOne faci lities accessible to guestE shall be

provided. The Guest l'lou$( shall be anended by a responsible

person during all the hours of the day and night ,

(b) The furniture, fumishings and decor Qf the

bedrooms and public areas as we ll as the linen and chinaware

shall be of high st andard .

{cl Each bedroom shall have a prope rly til ed private

bathroom with hot and ool d running wRter. Thi s shall be full y

equipped with bath or 5hower faci lities. toiiet , shave r points.

wash-hand basin. as _11115 mirror with adequate lighting .

(d ) A lift is req uired if tile G uest Hou se consistsof more

than twO floors abow Ill<: ground floor .

SECfION B

I. Iksides the minimum requi rements as laid down in

pamgraph (J) of the First Part of this Schedule. a G uest House of

thiscatcgo'1' shall _1'10 have the followi ng:-

(a) A comfonablc lounge with a lele" ision set shall be

available. Telephone facilities accessible to guests shall be

provided . The G uest House shall be allended bya responsible

person during all the hours of the day. and ru, shall be

ICCfisible by telephone du ring off-duty bours.

(b) The furniture. fumishings and decor of the

bedroom" and public areas as ""ell as the line n and chinaware

shall be of good sta ndard .

(c) A lif' is recommended if t he Guest Houseoonsistsof

mOre than two flOO<"S above the ground fIo<>r.

B ,00

SECfIONC

Tblrd ClaM C\Iftt 1l0UH

1. The minimum requi remenu as indicated in paragraph (3)

of the first Pan oflhe Second Schedule shall be the req ui remenu

of a Guest House of Ihis calegory.".

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