Jadual Keempat bagi semua pelancongan ke luar negeri selain umrah atau ziarah, atau pelancongan ke luar negeri bagi umrah atau ziarah yang dikendalikan olehnya dan terma dan syarat itu hendaklah dicetak pada semua brosur pelancongan;”; dan
(D) dengan menggantikan subperenggan
(iii)
dengan subperenggan yang berikut:
“(iii) dia hendaklah menanggung liabiliti bagi apa-apa pelanggaran terma dan syarat yang dinyatakan dalam brosur pelancongan dan hendaklah membayar pampasan atau membuat bayaran balik kepada pelancong atau jemaah yang berkenaan mengikut terma dan syarat itu, tetapi sekiranya terdapat pertikaian,
Pesuruhjaya hendaklah menentukan kuantum pampasan yang hendaklah dibayar atau bayaran balik yang hendaklah dibuat kepada pelancong atau jemaah yang berkenaan daripada wang tunai atau jaminan bank yang disebut dalam subperenggan (i).”;
(b)
dalam subperaturan (1A), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan
“Syarat-syarat yang berikut adalah dikenakan ke atas seseorang pengendali pelancongan berlesen” perkataan “bagi pelancongan ke luar negeri bagi umrah atau ziarah”;
(c)
dalam subperaturan (1C), dengan memotong takrif “umrah” dan “ziarah”; dan 6
(d)
dalam subperaturan (2)—
(i) dengan menggantikan perkataan
“sepuluh ribu”
dengan perkataan “lima puluh ribu”; dan
(ii) dengan menggantikan perkataan “dua tahun” dengan perkataan
“lima tahun”.
Peraturan baharu 6B
5.
Peraturan-Peraturan ibu dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas peraturan 6A peraturan yang berikut:
“Penganjuran
Pameran pelancongan.
6B.
(1)
Tiada seorang pun boleh menganjurkan apa-apa pameran pelancongan melainkan jika dia telah mendapatkan kelulusan daripada Pesuruhjaya dan membayar fi pemprosesan sebanyak lima ratus ringgit bagi setiap permohonan bagi kelulusan sedemikian.
(2) Bagi maksud subperaturan (1), pameran pelancongan termasuklah karnival pelancongan, pameran dan ekspo pengembaraan yang dianjurkan di dalam Malaysia yang bertujuan untuk menjual atau mempromosi pakej pelancongan.
(3) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subperaturan (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.”.
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Penggantian Jadual Kedua 6.
Peraturan-Peraturan ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan Jadual Kedua dengan
Jadual yang berikut:
“JADUAL KEDUA
(Peraturan 4, 7, 8 dan 9)
PERATURAN-PERATURAN INDUSTRI PELANCONGAN
(PERNIAGAAN PENGENDALIAN PELANCONGAN DAN PERNIAGAAN AGENSI
PENGEMBARAAN) 1992
BAHAGIAN I
FI YANG KENA DIBAYAR UNTUK MENDAPATKAN LESEN
(1)
Jenis perniagaan
(2)
Tempoh lesen
(3)
Fi yang kena dibayar (RM)
Lesen
Lesen tambahan
1.
Perniagaan pengendalian pelancongan dalam negeri 1 tahun 250.00 150.00
2.
Perniagaan pengendalian pelancongan ke luar negeri selain umrah atau ziarah 1 tahun 500.00 350.00
3.
Perniagaan pengendalian pelancongan ke luar negeri bagi umrah atau ziarah 1 tahun 500.00 350.00
4.
Perniagaan agensi pengembaraan 1 tahun 200.00 100.00
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BAHAGIAN II
FI YANG KENA DIBAYAR UNTUK MEMPERBAHARUI LESEN
(1)
Jenis perniagaan
(2)
Tempoh lesen
(3)
Fi yang kena dibayar (RM)
Lesen
Lesen tambahan
1. Perniagaan pengendalian pelancongan dalam negeri 1 tahun 125.00 75.00 2 tahun 250.00 150.00 3 tahun 375.00 225.00
2. Perniagaan pengendalian pelancongan ke luar negeri selain umrah atau ziarah 1 tahun 500.00 350.00 2 tahun 1000.00 700.00 3 tahun 1500.00 1050.00
3. Perniagaan pengendalian pelancongan ke luar negeri bagi umrah atau ziarah 1 tahun 500.00 350.00 2 tahun 1000.00 700.00 3 tahun 1500.00 1050.00
4. Perniagaan agensi pengembaraan 1 tahun 100.00 50.00 2 tahun 200.00 100.00 3 tahun 300.00 150.00”.
Pindaan Jadual Keempat 7.
Peraturan-Peraturan ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan kepala Jadual Keempat dengan kepala yang berikut:
“TERMA DAN SYARAT SERAGAM BAGI PAKEJ PELANCONGAN KE LUAR NEGERI
SELAIN UMRAH ATAU ZIARAH DAN PAKEJ PELANCONGAN KE LUAR NEGERI
BAGI UMRAH ATAU ZIARAH”.
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Dibuat 29 Mei 2019
[MOTAC(S).600-1/1/1 JLD.2; PN(PU2)510/IX]
DATUK MOHAMADDIN BIN KETAPI
Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya
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TOURISM INDUSTRY ACT 1992
TOURISM INDUSTRY (TOUR OPERATING BUSINESS AND TRAVEL AGENCY BUSINESS)
(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2019
IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 34
of the
Tourism Industry Act 1992 [Act 482], the Minister makes the following regulations:
Citation and commencement 1.
(1)
These regulations may be cited as the
Tourism
Industry
(Tour
Operating
Business and
Travel
Agency
Business)
(Amendment)
Regulations 2019.
(2)
These Regulations come into operation on 1 June 2019.
Substitution of regulation 2 2.
The Tourism Industry (Tour Operating Business and Travel Agency Business)
Regulations 1992
[P.U.
(A)
333/1992], which are referred to as the
“principal Regulations” in these Regulations, are amended by substituting for regulation 2 the following regulation:
“Interpretation.
2.
In these Regulations—
“umrah” means visiting Baitullahilharam, performing the tawaf, sa’i and other related acts;
“ziarah” means a journey to the places specified in an umrah or a ziarah package, made before or after the performance of umrah;”.
Amendment of regulation 5 3.
Subregulation 5(2) of the principal Regulations is amended—
(a)
by subsituting for paragraph (b) the following paragraph:
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“(b)
an outbound tour operating business other than umrah or ziarah;”;
(b)
by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:
“(ba) an outbound tour operating business for umrah or ziarah;”;
(c)
by subsituting for paragraph (c) the following paragraph:
“(c)
travel agency business;”; and
(d)
in paragraph (d), by inserting after the word “(b)” the words “, (ba)”.
Amendment of regulation 6 4.
Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended—
(a)
in subregulation (1)—
(i)
by inserting after paragraph (g) the following paragraph:
“(ga) a licensee shall apply to the Comissioner for approval to appoint any person who is not amongst its staff to promote tourism packages offered by the licensee and shall pay a processing fee of fifty ringgit for such application for each person;”;
(ii)
by substituting for paragraph (l) the following paragraph:
“(l) a licensee shall not exhibit or cause or permit to be exhibited any advertisement—
(i)
that is misleading the public;
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(ii)
that is misleading in relation to the image of the country; and
(iii)
that tarnishes the image of the country;” and
(A) by inserting after the words “outbound tours” the words
“other than umrah or ziarah and outbound tours for umrah or ziarah”;
(B) in subparagraph (i), by inserting after the word “tourists”
the words “or pilgrims”;
(C) by substituting for subparagraph (ii) the following subparagraph:
“(ii)
he shall use the Standard Terms and Conditions for Outbound Tour other than Umrah or Ziarah and Outbound Tour for Umrah or Ziarah
Packages as specified in the Fourth Schedule for all outbound tours other than umrah or ziarah, or outbound tours for umrah or ziarah organized by him and such standard terms and conditions shall be printed on tour all brochures;”; and
(D) by substituting for subparagraph (iii) the following subparagraph:
“(iii) he shall be liable for any breach of the terms and conditions stated in the tour brochure and shall pay compensation or make a refund to the
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tourist or pilgrim concerned in accordance with those terms and conditions, but in the event of a dispute, the Commissioner shall determine the quantum of the compensation to be paid or refund to be made to the tourist or pilgrim concerned out of the cash or bank guarantee referred to in subparagraph (i).”;
(b)
in subregulation (1A), by inserting after the words “The following conditions are imposed upon a licensed tour operator” the words
“for outbound tours for umrah or ziarah”;
(c)
in subregulation (1C), by deleting the definitions of “umrah” and
“ziarah”; and
(d)
in subregulation (2)—
(i)
by substituting for the words “ten thousand” the words
“fifty thousand”; and
(ii) by substituting for the words “two years” the words “five years”.
New regulations 6B
5.
The principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 6A the following regulations:
“Organizing tourism exhibition.
6B.
(1) No person shall organize any tourism exhibition unless he has obtain an approval from the
Commissioner and pay a processing fee of five hundred ringgit for each application for such approval.
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(2)
For the purpose of subregulation (1), a tourism exhibition includes a tourism carnival, travel fair and expo organized within Malaysia aimed at selling or promoting tourism packages.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.”.
Substitution of Second Schedule 6.
The principal Regulations are amended by substituting for the Second Schedule the following Schedule:
“SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulations 4, 7, 8 and 9)
TOURISM INDUSTRY (TOUR OPERATING BUSINESS AND TRAVEL
AGENCY BUSINESS) REGULATIONS 1992
PART I
FEES PAYABLE TO OBTAIN LICENCE
(1)
Type of business
(2)
Period of licence
(3)
Fees payable (RM)
Licence
Supplementary licence
1.
Inbound tour operating business 1 year 250.00 150.00
2.
Outbound tour operating business other than umrah or ziarah 1 year 500.00 350.00
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3. Outbound tour operating business for umrah or ziarah 1 year 500.00 350.00
4. Travel agency business
1 year 200.00 100.00
PART II
FEES PAYABLE TO RENEW LICENCE
(1)
Type of business
(2)
Period of licence
(3)
Fees payable (RM)
Licence
Supplementary licence
1.
Inbound tour operating business 1 year 125.00 75.00 2 years 250.00 150.00 3 years 375.00 225.00
2.
Outbound tour operating business other than umrah or ziarah 1 year 500.00 350.00 2 years 1000.00 700.00 3 years 1500.00 1050.00
3.
Outbound tour operating business for umrah or ziarah 1 year 500.00 350.00 2 years 1000.00 700.00 3 years 1500.00 1050.00
4.
Travel agency business 1 year 100.00 50.00 2 years 200.00 100.00 3 years 300.00 150.00”.
Amendment of Fourth Schedule 7.
The principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the heading of the
Fourth Schedule the following heading:
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“STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR OUTBOUND TOUR OTHER THAN
UMRAH OR ZIARAH PACKAGES AND OUTBOUND TOUR FOR UMRAH OR ZIARAH
PACKAGES”.
Made 29 May 2019
[MOTAC(S).600-1/1/1 JLD.2; PN(PU2)510/IX]
DATUK MOHAMADDIN BIN KETAPI
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture