The Plenum of the Parliament passed a law on the establishment and operation of hostels, regulating a relevant loophole that existed in the legislation, following a law proposal by DISY MPs Kyriakos Hatzigiannis and DIKO MPs Chrysi Pantelidis.[/B]
Specifically, the proposed regulations define, among other things, the licensing framework and the creation of a register for the registration of guesthouses, which will be maintained by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism.
A guide to guesthouse services is also defined, which will include information for the information of guests, as well as the terms of operation of the guesthouse.
Also the technical and operational specifications, as well as safety and health standards regarding the operation of guesthouses.
In addition, the offences and penalties that will be imposed on persons who operate and manage a guesthouse without an operating licence.
Mr Hatzigiannis said that with this regulation the request of tens of thousands of students who wish to stay in hostels and do exchanges in Cypriot universities is accepted.
Mr. Pantelides thanked all those involved for allowing this proposal to be implemented.
The President of the Ecologists Haralambos Theopeptou drew attention, among other things, to an issue that must be corrected by September in the law and concerns a provision that requests the personal data of all those who stayed in the hostel and sends them to the Government.
Source: KYPE
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