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Turismo Lex is a database jointly created by UN Tourism and IDB, focusing on legislation applicable to the tourism sector. Its purpose is to gather, categorize, and systematize the regulations relevant to tourism in the LAC region.

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  1. The legislation on tourism has gained recognition in recent years as a legal discipline (referred to as "Tourism Law") and as an important policy tool to achieve responsible, sustainable, and accessible tourism for all, through a harmonious, coherent, and updated set of regulations for the sector. Within this sector, there has been significant growth in bilateral and regional agreements, national and subnational legislation, along with other international secondary legislative instruments and case law. Furthermore, Tourism Law is a complex legal discipline due to various reasons: On one hand, because of its interdisciplinary nature, Tourism Law comprises a cross-section of public and private norms or principles derived from administrative law, consumer law, commercial law, civil law, tax law, and labor law. On the other hand, concerning applicable regulations, tourism activities are not only subject to regulations directly related to tourism but also to regulations promulgated for other areas (for instance, environmental regulations, conservation of cultural and historical heritage, or infrastructure development). In addition to all this, there is the profound fragmentation of Tourism Law at the international level and significant disparities existing in legal frameworks and regulations within the sector from one country to another. The need for the services provided by the Observatory becomes evident when compared to the constant growth in demand for information and technical assistance in locating information related to legislation applicable to the sector.
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The Tourist Board (Prescribed Areas) Regulations

Year 1985 | Number: 236

Define terms such as contract car operator, taxi operator, vendor. Define licensing of operators by Tourist Board.

Tourist Board Act

Year 1985 | Number: 61

An Act established to promote Jamaica as a preferred travel destination and to make provision for matters incidental thereto including licensing, revocation of licensing, appeals and offences.

The Tourist Board (Tourism Enterprises) Order, 1985

Year 1985 | Number: 240

Defines tourism enterprises including car rentals, water sports, sight-seeing tours etc.

Travel Services Act, CAP 373

Year 1983 | Number: 373

An Act to provide for the registration and control of persons providing travel services and for related matters.

National Conservation Commission Act, CAP 393

Year 1982 | Number: 393

An Act to revise and consolidate the law relating to public parks, beaches and related matters, and to make provision for the conservation of sites and buildings of national interest.

Hotels Validation of Collections of License Fees Act

Year 1981 | Number: 10

An Act to validate collection of hotel licence fees.

Decret Jean-Claude Duvalier / 1976

Year 1976 | Number: 1976

Loi portant sur la mise à jour de la Loi du 18 juillet 1955 relative aux agences de voyages, aux guides touristiques et aux chauffeurs-guides. La Loi décrit les relations entre ces entités et l’Office National du Tourisme et des...

Hotel Proprietors Act, 1975, CAP 309

Year 1975 | Number: 309

An Act to regulate the liability of Hotel Proprietors for loss & damage to property brought by guests to hotels and to provide for related matters.

Decret – Jean Claude Duvalier / 1975

Year 1975 | Number: 19751

Loi permettant aux personnes qui exploitent une entreprise de fournir un hébergement aux touristes ou aux visiteurs, à condition qu’elles soient titulaires d’une licence valide (délivrée par le ministère du Tourisme). La loi définit les conditions d’exploitation des bâtiments d’hébergement...

Décret – Jean-Claude Duvalier / 1975

Year 1975 | Number: 1975

Loi visant à donner de l’autonomie à l’Office national du tourisme et des relations publiques. La Loi énonce également les objectifs, les attributions, le rôle et les fonctions du Bureau (L’ONTRP).

Hotel Corporation of the Bahamas, Chapter 290

Year 1974 | Number: 290

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Hotel Corporation of The Bahamas, for the functions of the Corporation and for connected matters.

Resort Cottages (Incentives) Act

Year 1971 | Number: 31

An Act established to provide incentives to owners of recognized resort cottages. Relief from income tax, free custom duty and consumption tax, grant of permits.

Ley 14.040, de 1971.

Year 1971 | Number: 14040

Ley que crea la Comisión de Patrimonio Histórico, Artístico y Cultural de la Nación y estabelece derechos.

The Hotels (Incentives) Act

Year 1971 | Number: 41

A regulation to establish any hotel enterprise as an approved hotel enterprise or of any extension or alteration of any hotel via declaration of the Minister.

Water Skiing and Motor Boat Control, Chapter 278

Year 1971 | Number: 278

An Act for the more effective control of water skiing and the driving of motor boats in coastal waters.

Hotels Act, Chapter 288

Year 1971 | Number: 288

An Act to make provision for the licensing of, and the regulation and improvement of standards in hotels; for the imposition of a hotel guest tax; and for matters connected with or incidental to those purposes.

The River Rafting Act

Year 1970 | Number: 241

A regulation to establish the duties and functions of the River Rafting Authority and all matters incidental thereto.

Marine Areas (Preservation and Enhancement) Act, Chap 37:02

Year 1970 | Number: 37

An Act respecting the marine areas of Trinidad and Tobago.

Lotteries and Gaming Act, Chapter 387

Year 1969 | Number: 387

The Lotteries and Gaming Act provides for the licensing of casinos meeting the prescribed criteria; the establishment of the Gaming Board (“The Board”); and the criminalizing of lotteries and related activities subject to certain exemptions.

Coast Protection Act, 1968

Year 1968 | Number: 204

An Act to make provision for the protection of the coast against erosion and encroachment by the sea and for purposes connected therewith.

The Tourist Board Regulations 1969

Year 1968 | Number: 3

Defines buildings constituting hotels and applications for licenses.

Town and Country Planning Act, CAP 240

Year 1968 | Number: 240

An Act to make provision for the orderly and progressive development of land in both urban and rural areas and to preserve and improve the amenities thereof, for the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers of...

Décret (Decree) – Dr. Jean François Duvalier/ 1968

Year 1968 | Number: 1968

Loi modifiant le Décret du 12 décembre 1957 relatif au paragraphe 3 de l’article 2 de la Convention relative aux facilités douanières en faveur du Tourisme, signée le 4 juin 1951, et abrogeant tous Décrets/Lois/Décrets-Lois ou toute disposition légale contraire...

Décret Dr. François Duvalier/ 1967

Year 1967 | Number: 1967

Une Loi pour augmenter les capacités financières de l’Office National du Tourisme et de la Propagande (maintenant l’Office National du Tourisme et des Relations Publiques suivant le Décret du 3 aout 1970); et pour créer un fonds spécial nomme: «...

The Corporation Tax Act, Chap. 75:02

Year 1966 | Number: 75

An Act to provide for the taxation of short-term capital gains and to make better provisions for the taxation of company profits and for matters incidental thereto or consequential thereon.

Promotion of Tourism Act, Chapter 25

Year 1964 | Number: 25

An Act to provide means for increasing and developing facilities for tourism and to promote measures for attracting tourists to The Bahamas.

The Miscellaneous Taxes Act Chap. 77:01

Year 1963 | Number: 77

An Act to provide for raising revenue by the imposition of certain taxes and for matters connected therewith.

Wet hazardspelen 1962 GB 1962 no. 114

Year 1962 | Number: 114

Een wet die aangeeft dat de President een vergunning kan verlenen voor hazardspelen

Hotel Keepers Act, Chapter 291

Year 1962 | Number: 291

An Act to make certain provisions for the protection of hotel keepers.

Loi – Dr. François Duvalier / 1959

Year 1959 | Number: 1959

Loi portant sur la création d’un Fonds National pour le développement du tourisme. La loi prévoit ce que le Fonds financera et comment celui-ci sera financé.