Tourist Traffic Act, 1970

Tourist Traffic Act, 1970 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1970 Tourist Traffic Act, 1970 Tourist Traffic Act, 1970 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Revised Act Acht Athbh… Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 16 of 1970 TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1970 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Interpretation. 2. Increase of certain non-repayable grants to Bord Fáilte Éireann. 3. Increase of aggregate amount of guarantees under Part III of Act of 1952. 4. Extension of time limit on giving of guarantees under Part III of Act of 1952. 5. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1952. 6. Amendment of Tourist Traffic Act, 1939. 7. Short title and collective citation. Acts Referred to Tourist Traffic Act, 1952 1952, No. 15 Tourist Traffic Act, 1966 1966, No. 3 Tourist Traffic Act, 1959 1959, No. 27 Tourist Traffic Act, 1968 1968, No. 29 Tourist Traffic Act, 1961 1961, No. 37 Tourist Traffic Act, 1939 1939, No. 24 Number 16 of 1970 TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1970 AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE TOURIST TRAFFIC ACTS, 1939 TO 1968, [5th August, 1970] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: Interpretation. 1.—(1) In this Act— “the Act of 1952” means the Tourist Traffic Act, 1952 ; “the Act of 1966” means the Tourist Traffic Act, 1966 . (2) For the purposes of the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1970, “holiday cottage” shall include a holiday house, a holiday home and a holiday villa. Increase of certain non-repayable grants to Bord Fáilte Éireann. 2.—The aggregate amount of the sums that the Minister for Transport and Power may pay to Bord Fáilte Éireann for the purpose of the giving of grants by Bord Fáilte Éireann for the development of holiday accommodation shall not exceed £11,000,000 and, accordingly, section 2 (1) (b) of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1959 , shall be construed as if that sum were substituted for the sum of £5,500,000 mentioned therein and inserted by section 2 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1968 . Increase of aggregate amount of guarantees under Part III of Act of 1952. 3.—Section 18 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “eight million pounds” for “five million pounds” in subsection (1) (inserted by section 3 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1961 ). Extension of time limit on giving of guarantees under Part III of Act of 1952. 4.—Section 21 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “twenty-five years from the passing of this Act” for “twenty years from the passing of this Act” (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1966). Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1952. 5.—Section 5 (2) (a) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion after “camping sites,” (inserted by section 2 (2) of the Act of 1966) of “approved holiday cottages,”. Amendment of Tourist Traffic Act, 1939. 6.—The Tourist Traffic Act, 1939 , is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution in section 4 (3) (which relates to the number of members of Bord Fáilte Éireann) of “nine” for “seven” (inserted by section 16 of the Act of 1952), (b) by the insertion after section 24 (1) (g) (inserted by section 2 (1) (b) of the Act of 1966) of the following— “(h) a register to be called and known and in this Act referred to as the register of approved holiday cottages.”, (c) by the insertion after section 25 (g) (inserted by section 2 (1) (c) of the Act of 1966) of the following— “(h) the general character, the type of accommodation and services provided, and the other qualifications which shall be requisite in respect of any premises in order that such premises may be eligible for registration in the register of approved holiday cottages.”, (d) by the insertion after section 37B (inserted by section 2 (1) (e) of the Act of 1966) of the following section: “37C. (1) It shall not be lawful for the proprietor or occupier of any premises to describe or hold out or permit any person to describe or hold out such premises as an approved holiday cottage, approved holiday house, approved holiday home or approved holiday villa, or as being of any other description prescribed for the purposes of this section, unless the premises are registered in the register of approved holiday cottages and such proprietor or occupier is registered in that register as the registered proprietor of such premises. (2) Any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding two pounds for every day during which the offence is continued. (3) This section shall come into operation on such day as may be appointed in that behalf by order of the Minister.”, and (e) by the insertion in section 45 (1) after “camping sites,” (inserted by section 2 (1) (f) of the Act of 1966) of “premises registered in the register of approved holiday cottages,”. Short title and collective citation. 7.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Tourist Traffic Act, 1970. (2) The Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1968, and this Act may be cited together as the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1970. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais