Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act, 1995

Transfer of booking.

16.—(1) In every contract there shall be an implied term that where the consumer is prevented from proceeding with the package, the consumer may transfer the booking to a person who satisfies all the conditions required to be satisfied by a person who takes the package, provided that the consumer gives reasonable notice to the organiser or to the retailer acting on the instructions of the organiser of the consumer's intention to transfer the booking before the specified departure date.

(2) Where a transfer is made in accordance with the implied term set out in subsection (1), the transferor and the transferee shall be jointly and severally liable to the organiser or the retailer acting on the instructions of the organiser for payment of the price of the package (or, if part of the price has been paid, for payment of the balance) and for any additional fair and reasonable costs incurred by the organiser as a result of the transfer.