Section 3

(1) (i) The premises in Belize City for which a hotel licence is applied for or is to be renewed shall contain at least ten bedrooms above the basement, exclusive of those occupied by the hotel-keeper, his family or servants, properly furnished to accommodate lodgers. Every such bedroom shall contain at least eighty square feet of floor area and at least six hundred cubic feet of air space. Hotel licence. (ii) The premises shall also have– (a) a dining room containing at least three hundred square feet area, not being a part of the bar-room, which shall be supplied with tables, suitable table furniture and other accommodation for at least twenty guests at one and the same time; (b) a kitchen with conveniences for cooking meals therein adequate to provide bona fide meals for at least twenty guests at one and the same time; and (c) proper and sufficient sanitary arrangements and conveniences to meet the needs of all the guests. (2) The requirements in subregulation (1) shall apply to the premises outside Belize City for which a hotel licence is applied, except that the number of bedrooms for guests shall not be less than five, the dining-room shall contain not less than one hundred and fifty square feet of floor area and the kitchen conveniences and sanitary arrangements and conveniences shall be adequate for at least ten guests.