No. 17/1995:

PACKAGE HOLIDAYS AND TRAVEL TRADE ACT, 1995

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

1 Short title, collective citation and commencement.

2 Interpretation.

3 Organiser.

4 Expenses.

5 Fees.

6 Offences.

7 Proceedings.

8 Particular functions of Director.

9 Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.

PART II REGULATION OF TRAVEL CONTRACT

10 Brochure content.

11 Liability for misleading brochures.

12 Information to be provided before conclusion of contract.

13 Information to be provided before start of package.

14 Essential terms of contract.

15 Form of contract.

16 Transfer of booking.

17 Contract price revision.

18 Alteration or cancellation by organiser.

19 Significant failure of performance after start of the package.

20 Extent and financial limits of liability.

21 Authorised officers.

PART III SECURITY

22 Security requirements in the event of insolvency.

23 Bonding where an approved body has a reserve fund or insurance.

24 Bonding where an approved body does not have a reserve fund or insurance.

25 Insurance.

PART IV AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT (TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS) ACT, 1982

26 Functions of authorised persons.

27 Amendment of section 2 of the Act of 1982.

28 Amendment of section 6 of the Act of 1982.

29 Amendment of section 8 of the Act of 1982.

30 Amendment of section 13 (4) (d) of the Act of 1982.

31 Amendment of section 18 of the Act of 1982.

32 Amendment of section 20 of the Act of 1982.

33 Amendment of section 22 (2) of the Act of 1982.

34 Powers of Court under the Act of 1982.

SCHEDULE

AN ACT TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 90/314/EEC OF 13 JUNE 1990 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON PACKAGE TRAVEL, PACKAGE HOLIDAYS AND PACKAGE TOURS, TO AMEND THE TRANSPORT (TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS) ACT, 1982 , AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.

[17th July, 1995]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: