The Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992

Revocation or refusal of certificate on statutory inspectionN.I.

15.—[F1(1) Where—

(a)on a statutory inspection of a certified tourist establishment under Article 13(1)(a), or

(b)on a statutory review of a certified tourist establishment under Article 14A(3),]

it appears to an officer of the Board that the establishment does not meet the criteria prescribed under Article 12(5) in relation to the statutory category specified in the certificate in force in relation to the establishment, the Board shall issue and serve on the proprietor of that establishment a notice revoking that certificate.

(2) Where on a statutory inspection of an establishment under Article 13(1)( b) it appears to an officer of the Board that the establishment does not meet the criteria prescribed under Article 12(5) in relation to the particular statutory category specified in the application for that inspection made under Article 13(2) or (3), the Board shall issue and serve on the proprietor of that establishment a notice refusing to allocate that establishment to that statutory category.

(3) A notice under paragraph (1) or (2)—

(a)shall be in the prescribed form;

(b)shall specify the criteria which the establishment does not meet and the reasons why it does not meet those criteria;

(c)shall draw the proprietor's attention to the effect of Articles 14, 18 and 19.

(4) In addition, a notice under paragraph (1) shall specify the date (not being less than 30 days from the date on which the notice is served) on which the certificate shall be revoked.

(5) A notice under paragraph (1) shall, unless rescinded under Article 18 or quashed under Article 19, have effect to revoke a certificate on the date specified in the notice in accordance with paragraph (4) notwithstanding that on that date a review of the issue of that notice is pending under Article 18 or an appeal against that notice is pending under Article 19.