Regulations for public safety, public order and public health

(1) The Minister may make regulations for hotels and tourist accommodations in the interest of public safety, public order and public health if– (a) there is the threat of an outbreak of an infectious disease; or (b) there is the outbreak of an infectious disease. (2) Notwithstanding the generality of sub-section (1), regulations made under sub-section (1) may provide for– (a) prescribing the conditions for the booking of 36 (b) prescribing health and safety protocols to minimize the risk of the spread of infectious disease; (c) the procedures and requirements for certification of hotels and tourist accommodation to accommodate international tourists; (d) categories of certification of hotels and tourist accommodation to accommodate international (e) the decertification of hotels and tourist accommodation for failure to comply with regulations made under this section; (f) directives or orders to be issued by the Registrar in relation to any regulation made under this section; (g) the imposition of fixed penalties for the breach or contravention of any regulation made under this section; and (h) the procedures to be adopted when imposing a fixed penalty. (3) Fixed penalties imposed under sub-section (2)– (a) in respect of contravention by a person, shall not exceed ten thousand dollars; and (b) in respect of contravention by a hotel or tourist accommodation, shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. 37 (4) Regulations made under this section may provide that any breach or contravention of any such regulation may be punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years.