Tourism (Sark) (Amendment) Law, 2012

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The Tourism (Sark) (Amendment) Law, 2012

THE CHIEF PLEAS OF SARK, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 18^th January, 2012, have approved the following provisions which, subject to the Sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, shall have force of law in the Island of Sark.

Amendment of the 1982 Law.

1. (1) The Tourism (Sark) Law, 1982[a] is amended as follows.

(2) For section 10 (period of validity and extent of accommodation permits) substitute the following section -

"Period of validity of accommodation permits.

10. (1) An accommodation permit shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3) -

(a) be valid up to and including the last day of February next following the date it is granted, and

(b) afterwards on being renewed under the provisions of section 11, be valid during the period commencing on the first day of March in any year and ending on the last day of February next following, both dates inclusive.

(2) The period of validity in subsection (1) is subject to the accommodation permit being granted for a lesser period or suspended or revoked under the provisions of this Law.

(3) The Committee may by regulations extend the period of validity of accommodation permits by regulations if it considers it expedient or necessary to do so.

(4) The Chief Pleas may by Ordinance amend the provisions of this section in such manner as they consider necessary or expedient in relation to providing for the period of validity of accommodation permits.".

(3) For section 11 (renewal of accommodation permits) substitute the following section -

"Renewal of accommodation permits.

11. (1) An accommodation permit may be renewed in any year by the Committee, for the period specified in subsection (1)(b) of section ten, upon an application for a renewal of a permit being made to it on or before the thirtieth day of November in the calendar year immediately preceding the date upon which the accommodation permit expires.

(2) The provisions of sections six, seven, eight and nine of this Law shall apply in relation to an application under subsection one as they apply in relation to an application for an accommodation permit under the provisions of section six.

(3) The Chief Pleas may by Ordinance amend the provisions of this section in such manner as they consider necessary or expedient in relation to providing for the procedure for the renewal of accommodation permits.".

(4) For section 20 (variation and repeal of Ordinances) substitute the following section -

"General provisions as to Ordinances and regulations.

20. (1) Any Ordinance or regulations under this Law -

(a) may be amended or repealed by a subsequent Ordinance or regulations, as the case may be, hereunder, and

(b) may contain such consequential, incidental, supplementary and transitional provision as may appear to be necessary or expedient (including, without limitation, provision making consequential amendments to this Law and any other enactment).

(2) Any power conferred by this Law to make an Ordinance or regulations may be exercised -

(a) in relation to all cases to which the power extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified cases or classes of cases,

(b) so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which it is exercised -

(i) the full provision to which the power extends, or any lesser provision (whether by way of exception or otherwise),

(ii) the same provision for all cases, or different provision for different cases or classes of cases, or different provision for the same case or class of case for different purposes,

(iii) any such provision either unconditionally or subject to any prescribed conditions.

(3) Any regulations made under this Law must be laid as soon as practicable before a meeting of the Chief Pleas; and if, at that or their next meeting, the Chief Pleas resolve to annul the regulations, they shall cease to have effect, but without prejudice to anything done under them or to the making of new regulations.".

Interpretation.

2. (1) In this Law, unless the context requires otherwise -

"enactment" means any Law, Ordinance or subordinate legislation, and

"subordinate legislation" means any regulation, rule, order, rule of court, resolution, scheme, byelaw or other instrument made under any enactment and having legislative effect.

(2) The Interpretation (Guernsey) Law, 1948[b] applies to the interpretation of this Law.

(3) Any reference in this Law to an enactment is a reference thereto as from time to time amended, re-enacted (with or without modification), extended or applied.

Citation.

3. This Law may be cited as the Tourism (Sark) (Amendment) Law, 2012.

Commencement.

4. This Law shall come into force on the day appointed by Ordinance of the Chief Pleas; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes..

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[a]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXVII p. 576; Vol. XXIX, p. 488.
[b]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIII, p. 355.