Tourist Traffic Act, 1952

Functions.

5.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to encourage and promote the development of tourist traffic in and to the State.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) or to the specific functions given to it by the Act of 1939 or elsewhere in this Act, it shall be lawful for the Board—

(a) to inspect, register and grade hotels, guest houses, holiday camps, holiday hostels, and youth hostels;

(b) to assist, financially and otherwise, in the provision, extension or improvement of holiday accommodation;

(c) to assist, financially and otherwise, in the provision, extension or improvement of facilities and amenities, at tourist resorts and elsewhere, which appear to the Board to be calculated to improve tourist traffic;

(d) to establish or assist, financially and otherwise, in the establishment of any form of agency which has as one of its principal functions the development of tourist traffic;

(e) to provide and assist, financially and otherwise, in the provision of schemes for the training of persons for work in relation to tourist traffic;

(f) to protect and maintain and to aid in protecting and maintaining historic buildings, sites and shrines and places of scenic, historic, scientific or other interest to the public and to facilitate visitors thereto by the provision of notices and the provision and improvement of means of access;

(g) to supply local authorities with road signs for erection by such authorities;

(h) to accept gifts and donations, and to undertake and carry out trusts which may be lawfully undertaken by the Board, and may be conducive to its objects.

(3) In the discharge of its functions the Board shall have regard to amenities and services, including transport arrangements, which appear to the Board to be likely to affect tourist traffic.

(4) Nothing in this section shall derogate from the powers of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland or a local authority under the National Monuments Act, 1930 (No. 2 of 1930), the provisions of which shall be binding on the Board in like manner as upon other persons.