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| (1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Authority by Order published in the Gazette classify certain businesses and services being operated within the tourist and travel industry, as Tourist Enterprises and Tourist Services, respectively. |
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| (2) Every Order made under this section shall be placed before Parliament. |
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| (3) Every Tourist Enterprise and Tourist Service falling within the classification made in terms of subsection (1) shall be registered with the Authority and a license issued in the name of such Enterprise or Service by the Authority, according to the different classifications. A Register of Licensed Tourist Enterprises and Tourist Services should be maintained by the Authority. The procedures to be followed and the manner of issuing licenses shall be as prescribed. |
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| (4) No Tourist Enterprise or Tourist Service shall carry on business unless they are registered with the Authority in terms of this section. Any Tourist Enterprise or Tourist Service carrying on business without being registered or who have not been issued with a license, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable to have such registration and license cancelled. |
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| (5) Fees payable for such licensing and registration shall from time to time be specified by Order published in the Gazette. |
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| (6) A license issued in terms of subsection (2) shall be valid for such period as prescribed by regulations and shall be issued in accordance with the procedure prescribed for the renewal of licenses. |
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| (7) A license issued under this section shall be subject to requirement to maintain the minimum standards of the services being provided by any Licensed Tourist Enterprise or Tourist Service. |
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| (8) The Authority shall make rules relating to-
| | (a) the presentation of a detailed Report to the Authority prior to the issue of a License by the Tourist Enterprise or Tourist Service setting out its capacity and ability to provide the service for which the licence is being sought ; and
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| | (b) the manner of carrying out inspections of the service being provided by the licensed Tourist Enterprise or Tourist Service under the license issued to it and the monitoring of the same.
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| (9) Every Tourist Enterprise and Tourist Service licensed in terms of this section, shall in every advertisement, communication or other notification relating to the services being provided by it, include a statement to the effect that it is a registered Tourist Enterprise or Tourist Service to which a license has been issued in terms of this section. |
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| (10) It shall be an offence for any Tourist Enterprise and Tourist Service, which has not been registered to hold out that it is a registered Tourist Enterprise and Tourist Service. |
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