The Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992

Revocation of certificate following refusal of access to conduct inspection

17.—(1) Where a request in writing by the Board for access to any certified tourist establishment for the purpose of conducting a statutory inspection or an inspection under Article 16(1) is in the opinion of the Board unreasonably refused on at least two occasions during the currency of any certificate under Article 13, the Board may issue and serve on the proprietor of that establishment a notice revoking the certificate in force in relation to that establishment.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1)—

(a)shall be in the prescribed form;

(b)shall specify the date on which the certificate shall be revoked;

(c)shall draw the proprietor’s attention to the effect of Article 14.

(3) The revocation by the Board of a certificate under this Article shall be final.