Hotels (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 2003 · Updated to 1 Aug 2013 · Part II · Licensing
3. Prohibition
Feedback & supportNo person shall operate a hotel unless he has been granted a licence by the Commissioner in respect of the hotel in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
person
“person” includes a body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, a joint venture or trust;
No person shall manage a hotel unless the hotel is a licensed hotel.
hotel
“hotel” means any premises where— (a) persons are harboured or lodged for hire or reward of any kind; and (b) rooms are furnished by the owner, lessee, principal tenant, occupier or manager of such premises for the domestic use of the persons so harboured or lodged, but does not include— (aa) any premises on which the activities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) are being carried on by or on behalf of the Federal Government or the Government of any State or any statutory body established by any written law; (bb) any private healthcare facility, child care centre or care centre the establishment or operation of which is controlled or regulated under any other written law; (cc) any hostel established by or on behalf of any private educational institution or private higher educational institution and controlled or regulated under any other written law; or (dd) any premises let out on landlord and tenant basis;
A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence shall in addition be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for each day the offence continues to be committed.
For the purposes of this section—
a person who is the owner, lessee, principal tenant, occupier or manager of any premises used as a hotel shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be operating the hotel; and
any person who for the time being is engaged in the management or in control of the hotel shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be managing the hotel.