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Tourist Traffic Act, 1961

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This law, the Tourist Traffic Act, 1961, amends and extends previous Tourist Traffic Acts from 1939 to 1959, primarily by providing non-repayable grants and increasing the amount and duration of guarantees for tourist development.

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Tourist Traffic Act, 1961 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 1961 Tourist Traffic Act, 1961 Tourist Traffic Act, 1961 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 Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 37 of 1961. TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1961. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Interpretation. 2. Non-repayable grants. 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. Repeals. 6. Short title and collective citation. Acts Referred to Tourist Traffic Act, 1952 1952, No. 15 Tourist Traffic Act, 1955 1955, No. 5 Tourist Traffic Act, 1959 1959, No. 27 Tourist Traffic Act, 1957 1957, No. 27 Number 37 of 1961. TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1961. AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE TOURIST TRAFFIC ACTS, 1939 TO 1959. [16th August, 1961.] 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 Board” means Bord Fáilte Éireann. (2) The Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1959, and this Act shall be construed as one. Non-repayable grants. 2.—(1) The Minister for Industry and Commerce, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may, from time to time, pay to the Board out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas such sums, not exceeding in the aggregate five million pounds, as the Board shall require. (2) Sums paid under this section shall not be repayable. (3) Any moneys provided by the Oireachtas or paid to the Board under section 7 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1955 , in the year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1961, shall be deemed to have been provided or paid, as the case may be, under this section. (4) Sums payable under this section to the Board are in addition to sums payable to the Board under section 2 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1959 . 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 “five million pounds” for “three million pounds” in subsection (1). 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 “fifteen years from the passing of this Act” for “ten years from the passing of this Act” (inserted by the Tourist Traffic Act, 1957 ). Repeals. 5.—Subsection (3) of section 18 of the Act of 1952, section 7 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1955 , and subsection (2) of section 3 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1957 , are hereby repealed. Short title and collective citation. 6.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Tourist Traffic Act, 1961. (2) The Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1959, and this Act may be cited together as the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1961. 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

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