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Regulations, 2014
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
L.N. 407 of 2014
MALTA TRAVEL AND TOURISM SERVICES ACT
(CAP. 409)
Tourism Accommodation Establishments (Amendment)
Regulations, 2014
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 47 of the Malta
Travel and Tourism Services Act, the Minister for Tourism, acting on
the recommendation of the Malta Tourism Authority, has made the
following regulations:-
The title of these regulations is the Tourism
Accommodation Establishments (Amendment) Regulations, 2014
and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the
Tourism Accommodation Establishments Regulations, hereinafter
referred to as "the principal regulations".
In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, in the
definition "heritage" for the words "as certified by the MEPA" there
shall be substituted the words "by a competent person or entity".
The Third Schedule to the principal regulations shall be
amended as follows
(a)
item 2 thereof shall be substituted by the following
" 2
Floor space and Site area per room
Column A
Column B
2.1
NA
NA
Proportion of building to site area of
hotel in an Outside Development
Zone expressed as a percentage.
Allowable variation not to exceed 5%
2.2
NA
NA
Site area per room of hotel in an
Outside Development Zone expressed
in square metres. Allowable variation
not to exceed 5%. (e.g. A 3-star hotel
with site area of 1000 sq m equals 19
rooms maximum.)
";
(b) item 5 thereof shall be substituted by the following
" 5
Minimum Floor area of Guest
Column A
Column B
Bedroom
1
Double room of built hotel
expressed in square metres.
Provided that in the case of
extensions to 3, 4 and 5 star hotels
which were operating with a
licence and where structural
limitations related to load bearing
walls do not permit the room sizes
as indicated in this sub-regulation,
the Authority may accept a
variation to these room sizes that
does not exceed 5% in the case of
3 star hotels, 10% in the case of 4
star hotels and 15% in the case of
5 star hotels.
Provided further that any such
variation does not render the floor
area of the room less than 20sq.m
in the case of a 3 Star hotel,
25sq.m in the case of a 4 star hotel
and 30 sq.m in the case of a 5 star
hotel
5.2
Single room of a built hotel
expressed in square metres.
Allowable variation not to exceed
5%
5.3
Suites or similar premises (if
175% of minimum size of
available). Allowable variation
double room
not to exceed 5%
5.4
Minimum internal clear room
3.25 metres
width of double room. Allowable
variation not to exceed 5%
";
(c) item 7 thereof shall be substituted by the following
" 7
Minimum Floor Area of Self
Column A
Column B
Catering Unit within a Hotel
1
Room area for two persons
expressed in square metres.
Provided that in the case of
extensions to 3, 4 and 5 star
hotels which were operating with
a licence and where structural
limitations related to load bearing
walls do not permit the room
sizes as indicated in this sub-
regulation, the Authority may
accept a variation to these room
sizes that does not exceed 5% in
the case of 3 star hotels, 10% in
the case of 4 star hotels and 15%
in the case of 5 star hotels.
Provided further that any such
variation does not render the
floor area of the room less than
26 sq.m in the case of a 3 Star
hotel, 31 sq.m in the case of a 4
star hotel and 36 sq.m in the case
of a 5 star hotel
7.2
3.25 metres
Minimum internal clear room
width of unit for two persons
".
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