Tourist Traffic Act, 1939

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Number 24 of 1939.


TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1939.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Definitions.

3.

Expenses.

PART II.

Establishment and General Powers of the Irish Tourist Board.

4.

Constitution of the Irish Tourist Board.

5.

Disqualification of members of Board from being members of the Oireachtas.

6.

Common seal of the Board.

7.

Removal of members of the Board.

8.

Resignation and disqualification of members of the Board.

9.

Meetings and procedure of the Board.

10.

Accounts and audits.

11.

Officers and servants of the Board.

12.

Exercise of functions of Board through its officers.

13.

Disclosure of interest in contract.

14.

General powers of the Board.

15.

Non-repayable grant to the Board.

16.

Repayable advances to the Board.

17.

Payment of interest on repayable advances.

18.

Repayment of repayable advances.

19.

Compulsory acquisition of land, etc., by the Board.

20.

Regulations.

21.

Furnishing of information by the Board to the Minister.

22.

Annual report, statistics and returns.

PART III.

Registration of Premises.

23.

Definitions for the purposes of Part III.

24.

The registers and their contents.

25.

Eligibility for registration in the respective registers.

26.

Applications for registration.

27.

Registration of premises.

28.

Duration of registration.

29.

Applications for renewal of registration.

30.

Renewal of registration.

31.

Registration certificates.

32.

Amendment of register in certain circumstances.

33.

Restriction on describing premises as a hotel.

34.

Restriction on describing premises as a guest house.

35.

Restriction on describing premises as a holiday hostel, etc.

36.

Restriction on describing premises as a youth hostel.

37.

Restriction on describing premises as a holiday camp.

38.

Exemptions.

39.

Grades.

40.

Devolution and transfer of registered premises.

41.

Inspection.

42.

Evidence of the contents of registers.

43.

Display of charges.

44.

External signs.

45.

Annual list of registered premises.

46.

Service of notices.

47.

Offences.

PART IV.

Establishment of Special Areas.

48.

Areas to which this Part of this Act applies.

49.

Conferring of powers on the Board in respect of areas to which this Part of this Act applies.

50.

Amendment and revocation of orders under this Part of this Act.

51.

Laying of orders under this Part of this Act before Houses of the Oireachtas.

PART V.

Amendment of the Tourist Traffic (Development) Act, 1931.

52.

Amendment of the Tourist Traffic (Development) Act, 1931.


Acts Referred to

Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926

No. 39 of 1926

Town and Regional Planning Act, 1934

No. 22 of 1934

Tourist Traffic (Development) Act, 1931

No. 15 of 1931

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Number 24 of 1939.


TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1939.


AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURIST TRAFFIC, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO ESTABLISH A BOARD HAVING POWERS OF REGULATION, REGISTRATION, AND CONTROL IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE TOURIST TRAFFIC AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ACCOMMODATION AND ATTRACTIONS AVAILABLE FOR TOURISTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CHARGING OF FEES BY SUCH BOARD IN RESPECT OF REGISTERS KEPT BY THEM, AND TO PROVIDE FOR DIVERS MATTERS ANCILLARY TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [27th July, 1939.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—