Categories of Tourist Establishment (Statutory Criteria) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Made: 15th March 2011

Coming into operation: 11th April 2011

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment[^f00001], makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 12(5) and (6) of the Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992[^f00002], after consultation with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Categories of Tourist Establishment (Statutory Criteria) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 11thApril 2011.

• (2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Categories of Tourist Establishment (Statutory Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992[^f00003]

Amendment of the principal Regulations

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• (1) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (10).

• (2) In Regulation 2 for the table substitute—

• (3) In paragraph 7(2)(b)[^f00004] of Schedule 1 for “and shall be capable of being locked” substitute “and capable of being locked”.

• (4) For paragraph 8A[^f00005] of Schedule 1 substitute—

8A. Subject to paragraph 1(1)(a) the establishment may in addition provide bedrooms outside, but adjacent to, the main building and all such bedrooms must be ensuite.

• (5) In paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 2 after “ventilation” insert “and have sufficient general lighting in all areas”.

• (6) In paragraph 1(1)(c)[^f00006] of Schedule 3 for “carry out” substitute “for”

• (7) In paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 3 after “ventilation” insert “and have sufficient general lighting in all areas”.

• (8) In paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 4 after “ventilation,” insert “have sufficient general lighting in all areas”.

• (9) In paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 5 after “ventilation” insert “and have sufficient general lighting in all areas”.

• (10) After Schedule 5 insert Schedules 6, 7 and 8 as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Revocations

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The Regulations listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2 — Revocations

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 15thMarch 2011

Noel Cornick — A senior officer of the — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Categories of Tourist Establishment (Statutory Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (“the principal Regulations”) which prescribe the criteria which must be met by an establishment in order for it to be eligible for allocation to one of the 8 categories of tourist establishment established by Article 12(1) of the Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 as amended by Article 2 of the Categories of Tourist Establishment Order (Northern Ireland) 2011[^f00019].

Regulation 2(2) substitutes the Table as set out in Regulation 2 to the principal Regulations.

Regulation 2(3) makes a minor amendment to paragraph 7(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (criteria for hotels) to the principal Regulations.

Regulation 2(4) substitutes paragraph 8A of Schedule 1.

Regulation 2(5) amends paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 2 (criteria for guest houses).

Regulation 2(6) makes a minor amendment to paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 3 (criteria for bed and breakfast establishments).

Regulation 2(7) amends paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 3.

Regulation 2(8) amends paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 4 (criteria for self-catering establishments).

Regulation 2(9) amends paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 5 (criteria for hostels).

Regulation 2(10) and Schedule 1 inserts 3 additional categories of tourist establishment by inserting new Schedules 6, 7 and 8 into the principal Regulations.

New Schedule 6 (criteria for a bunk house) prescribes the criteria which must be met by an establishment in order for it to be allocated to the category of bunk house. This is a category of tourist establishment which offers overnight shelter in a rural location.

New Schedule 7 (criteria for campus accommodation) prescribes the criteria which must be met by an establishment in order for it to be allocated to the category of campus accommodation. Campus accommodation is provided by educational establishments for their students and is made available to individuals, families or groups at certain times of the year.

New Schedule 8 (criteria for guest accommodation) prescribes the criteria which must be met by an establishment in order for it to be allocated to the category of guest accommodation. Guest accommodation is a category whose primary focus is the provision of bedrooms.

Regulation 3 and Schedule 2 revokes Regulations made under legislation prior to the coming into operation of the Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Economic Development, S.I.1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1992/235 (N.I. 3)

[^f00003]: S.R. 1992 No. 149 as amended by S.R. 2009 No. 367

[^f00004]: As inserted by regulation 2(6)(a) of S.R. 2009 No. 367

[^f00005]: As inserted by regulation 2(8) of S.R. 2009 No. 367

[^f00006]: As inserted by regulation 6(2)(d) of S.R. 2009 No. 367

[^f00007]: S. R. & O. 1953 No. 24

[^f00008]: S.R. & O. 1953 No. 25

[^f00009]: S.R. & O. 1953 No. 26

[^f00010]: S.R. & O. 1963 No. 51

[^f00011]: S.R. & O. 1965 No. 111

[^f00012]: S.R. & O. 1966 No. 256

[^f00013]: S.R. & O. 1967 No. 275

[^f00014]: S.R. & O. 1968 No. 59

[^f00015]: S.R. & O. 1968 No. 256

[^f00016]: S.R. & O. 1969 No. 113

[^f00017]: S.R. 1978 No. 179

[^f00018]: S.R. 1979 No. 333

[^f00019]: S.R. 2011 No. 40