Section 23
Application for tourist guide licence
of Tourism Act
(1)
Any person who desires to apply for or renew a tourist guide licence shall —
(a)
make an application to the Director in such form and manner as the Director may determine;
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(b)
in the case of an application to renew a licence, submit the application to the Director within such period before the expiry of the licence as the Director may specify; and
(c)
be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(2)
In considering any application under subsection (1), the Director may require the applicant to —
(a)
furnish him with such additional document or information;
and
(b)
satisfy such other matter as the Director may determine.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), the Director may administer, on its own or in collaboration with any other person, such proficiency tests, or training or certification programmes, as it considers appropriate, accompanied on payment of the prescribed fee.
(4)
Upon considering an application under subsection (1), the
Director may —
(a)
grant or renew a tourist guide licence with or without such conditions, for such duration as the Director may specify; or
(b)
refuse to grant a tourist guide licence.
(5)
The Director shall, before refusing an application to renew a licence, give the applicant notice in writing of its intention to do so and an opportunity to submit reasons, within such period as the Director may specify in that notice, as to why his application should not be refused.
(6)
The Director may, at any time, vary or revoke any of the conditions of a licence or impose new conditions.
(7)
The conditions of a licence may include the assignment to the licensed tourist guide of such description or classification as a tourist guide as the Director considers appropriate to —
(a)
denote the licensed tourist guide’s qualifications, proficiency, experience or any other attribute as a tourist guide; or
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(b)
define or circumscribe the type of guiding services the licensed tourist guide is authorised to provide under the licence.
(8)
The Director shall, before altering any description or classification of a licensed tourist guide as a tourist guide under this section —
(a)
at the time of renewing his licence; or
(b)
at any time during the duration of his licence, in a manner that is to the disadvantage of the licensed travel agent, give the licensed travel agent notice in writing of its intention to do so and an opportunity to submit reasons, within such period as the Director may specify in that notice, as to why such alteration should not be made.