THE HOTEL KEEPERS' PROTECTION ACT, 1930.

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[12 July, 1930]

WHEREAS it is expedient to make certain provisions for the protection of hotel keepers:

Be it, therefore, enacted by the Governor, Legislative Council and Assembly of the Bermudas or Somers Islands as follows:

1. In this Act, there not inconsistent with the context , -

(a) the expression "hotel" means any inn, tavern, public house, or place trading for profit by way of accommodation for the public for refreshment or lodging;

(b) the expression "hotel keeper" means the manager or the assistant manager for the time being of an hotel.

2. No hotel keeper shall be bound or required to register any person as a guest of the hotel of which he is the keeper unless he see fit to do so.

3. Any hotel keeper many refuse to admit any person on the hotel premises of which he is the keeper.

4. Any person -

(a) who, having been refused permission to be registered as a guest of an hotel, refuses to leave the hotel promises when requested to do so by the hotel keeper; or

(b) who, having been refused admission to hotel premises, attempts to enter such premises after being refused admission as aforesaid; or

(c) who, being on such premises and being requested by the hotel keeper to leave the premises, refuses or fails thereupon to do so,

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and may be forthwith expelled from such premises by the hotel keeper or his servant who may use such force as may reasonably be required for that purpose.

5. It shall be the duty of every police officer on the request of any hotel keeper to assist him or his servant in preventing the admission to the hotel premises of any person refused permission to be registered or requested to leave such premises as aforesaid and to assist such hotel keeper or his servant in expelling from the hotel premises any such person, who, on being requested to leave such premises as aforesaid, refuses or fails thereupon to do so; and any such force may be used which may be reasonably required for either of such purposes.

6. A person guilty of an offence against this Act shall be liable on conviction by a court of summary jurisdiction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

[The Act was amended by the Magistrates Act, 1948, and by the Interpretation Act, 1951, the Police Act, 1951, and the Fines, Penalties and Recognizances (Adjustment) Act, 1952.

The Act was further amended by the Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1952.]