The government is in the process of introducing regulations for bouncers and security officers employed in bars and night-clubs.
Sources said the drafts were modelled on the Private Security Industry Act of the UK. The business there is regulated by the Security Industry Authority.
The aim of the proposed legislation to improve the standards of "door supervisors".
Philip Fenech, president of the tourism, hospitality and leisure division of the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises - GRTU, said that although standards were raised over the years, there was still a lot that had to be done.
The move comes after the death of Sudanese immigrant Suleiman Abubaker, who succumbed to head injuries he sustained outside Footloose night club.
A young bouncer Duncan Deguara was charged with inflicting grievous injuries on Mr Abubaker, which resulted in his death, and with working as a bouncer without a licence.
Mr Fenech said many Maltese and visitors got drunk and caused trouble inside and outside bars and night clubs in Paceville.
Mr Fenech said the complaints of racism had been blown out of proportion in Mr Abubaker's case. Obviously, such an incident would give rise to questions on whether and how security people and bouncers were regulated.
Notwithstanding years of discussion, the security aspect in bars and clubs remains unregulated. Anyone can be employed as security staff, regardless of suitability or background. Moreover, legally, security people do not have to conform to any standards or monitoring.
Mr Fenech said that while certain entertainment outlets engaged personnel from security companies, others employed their own people.
Just two weeks after Mr Abubaker's incident, the GRTU met Justice Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici to suggest regulations for nightclub security staff. The plan, still on the drawing board, is to set up a security authority similar to that in the UK.
"We discussed what could be done to take the leisure industry to another level from the security perspective. Security people and door supervisors, who are also seen as customer care people, need to have clear-cut rights but also clear-cut obligations," he said.
He said many bouncers ended up in court facing criminal charges for something that would have happened at their workplace. "You do find a few cases where security staff members go overboard but those are isolated incidents. I have heard of bouncers who were brain injured or suffered permanent disfigurement while on the job. We have to look at it holistically," Mr Fenech said.