Uimhir 16 de 1970

AN tACHT UM THRÁCHT CUARTAÍOCHTA, 1970

[An tiontú oifigiúil.]

[5 Lúnasa, 1970.]

Léiriú.

1952, Uimh. 15.

1966, Uimh. 3.

1.—(1) San alt seo—

ciallaíonn “Acht 1952” an tAcht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1952;

ciallaíonn “Acht 1966” an tAcht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1966.

(2) Chun críocha na nAchtanna um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1939 go 1970, folóidh “iostán saoire” teach saoire, teaghlach saoire agus villa saoire.

Méadú ar dheontais neamhinaisíoctha áirithe do Bhord Fáilte Éireann.

1959, Uimh. 27.

1968, Uimh. 29.

2.—Ní rachaidh méid comhiomlán na suimeanna a fhéadfaidh an tAire Iompair agus Cumhachta a íoc le Bord Fáilte Éireann chun Bord Fáilte Éireann do thabhairt deontas le haghaidh cóiríocht saoire a fhorbairt thar £11,000,000 agus, dá réir sin, forléireofar alt 2 (1) (b) den Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1959, agus beidh éifeacht aige ionann is dá gcuirfí an tsuim sin in ionad na suime £5,500,000 a luaitear ann agus a cuireadh isteach le halt 2 den Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1968.

Méadú ar chomhiomlán na ráthaíochtaí faoi Chuid III d'Acht 1952.

1961, Uimh. 37.

3.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 18 d'Acht 1952 trí “ocht milliún punt” a chur in ionad “cúig mhilliún punt” i bhfo-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le halt 3 den Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1961).

Síneadh ar an teorainn ama atá le tabhairt ráthaíochtaí faoi Chuid III d'Acht 1952.

4.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 21 d'Acht 1952 trí “cúig bliana is fiche ó dháta an Achta seo a rith” a chur in ionad “fiche bliain ó dháta an Achta seo a rith” (a cuireadh isteach le halt 5 d'Acht 1966).

Leasú ar alt 5 d'Acht 1952.

5.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 5 (2) (a) d'Acht 1952 trí “iostáin saoire cheadaithe,” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “láithreáin champála,” (a cuireadh isteach le halt 2 (2) d'Acht 1966).

Leasú ar an Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta 1939.

1939, Uimh. 24.

6.—Leasaítear leis seo an tAcht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1939—

(a) trí “naonúr” a chur in ionad “seachtar” (a cuireadh isteach le halt 16 d'Acht 1952) in alt 4 (3) (a bhaineann le líon comhaltaí Bhord Fáilte Éireann),

(b) tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh alt 24 (1) (g) (a cuireadh isteach le halt 2 (1) (b) d'Acht 1966)—

“(h) clár ar a dtabharfar agus dá ngairfear an clár d'iostáin saoire cheadaithe agus dá dtagraítear san Acht seo faoin teideal sin.”,

(c) tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh alt 25 (g) (a cuireadh isteach le halt 2 (1) (c) d'Acht 1966)—

“(h) an carachtar ginearálta is gá a bheith ag aon áitreabh agus an saghas cóiríochta agus seirbhísí is gá a bheith ar fáil ann, agus na cáilíochtaí eile is gá a bheith aige chun é bheith inchláraithe sa chlár d'iostáin saoire cheadaithe.”,

(d) tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh alt 37B (a cuireadh isteach le halt 2 (1) (e) d'Acht 1966):

“37C. (1) Ní dleathach do dhílseánach ná d'áititheoir aon áitribh a thabhairt de thuairisc ar an áitreabh sin ná a thabhairt le tuiscint faoin áitreabh sin gur iostán saoire ceadaithe, teach saoire ceadaithe, teaghlach saoire ceadaithe nó villa saoire ceadaithe é nó gur d'aon tuairisc eile é a bheidh forordaithe chun críocha an ailt seo ná a cheadú d'aon duine eile sin a dhéanamh, mura mbeidh an t-áitreabh cláraithe sa chlár d'íostáin saoire cheadaithe agus go mbeidh an dílseánach nó an t-áititheoir sin cláraithe sa chlár sin mar dhílseánach cláraithe an áitribh sin.

(2) Beidh aon duine a ghníomhóidh contrártha don alt seo ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt a chur air agus ina theannta sin, i gcás ciona leanúnaigh, fíneáil bhreise nach mó ná dhá phunt in aghaidh gach lae a leanfar den chion.

(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh cibé lá a cheapfar chuige sin le hordú ón Aire.”,

agus

(e) trí “áitribh a bheidh cláraithe sa chlár d'iostáin saoire chláraithe,” a chur isteach in alt 45 (1) i ndiaidh “láithreáin champála,” a cuireadh isteach le halt 2 (1) (f) d'Acht 1966.

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

7.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1970, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1939 go 1970, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1939 go 1968, agus den Acht seo le chéile.

Number 16 of 1970

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1970

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 16 of 1970

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1970

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1952” means the Tourist Traffic Act, 1952;

“the Act of 1966” means the Tourist Traffic Act, 1966.

(2) For the purposes of the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1970, “holiday cottage” shall include a holiday house, a holiday home and a holiday villa.

Increase of certain non-repayable grants to Bord Fáilte Éireann.

2.—The aggregate amount of the sums that the Minister for Transport and Power may pay to Bord Fáilte Éireann for the purpose of the giving of grants by Bord Fáilte Éireann for the development of holiday accommodation shall not exceed £11,000,000 and, accordingly, section 2 (1) (b) of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1959, shall be construed as if that sum were substituted for the sum of £5,500,000 mentioned therein and inserted by section 2 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1968.

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 “eight million pounds” for “five million pounds” in subsection (1) (inserted by section 3 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1961).

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 “twenty-five years from the passing of this Act” for “twenty years from the passing of this Act” (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1966).

Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1952.

5.—Section 5 (2) (a) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion after “camping sites,” (inserted by section 2 (2) of the Act of 1966) of “approved holiday cottages,”.

Amendment of Tourist Traffic Act, 1939.

6.—The Tourist Traffic Act, 1939, is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution in section 4 (3) (which relates to the number of members of Bord Fáilte Éireann) of “nine” for “seven” (inserted by section 16 of the Act of 1952),

(b) by the insertion after section 24 (1) (g) (inserted by section 2 (1) (b) of the Act of 1966) of the following—

“(h) a register to be called and known and in this Act referred to as the register of approved holiday cottages.”,

(c) by the insertion after section 25 (g) (inserted by section 2 (1) (c) of the Act of 1966) of the following—

“(h) the general character, the type of accommodation and services provided, and the other qualifications which shall be requisite in respect of any premises in order that such premises may be eligible for registration in the register of approved holiday cottages.”,

(d) by the insertion after section 37B (inserted by section 2 (1) (e) of the Act of 1966) of the following section:

“37C. (1) It shall not be lawful for the proprietor or occupier of any premises to describe or hold out or permit any person to describe or hold out such premises as an approved holiday cottage, approved holiday house, approved holiday home or approved holiday villa, or as being of any other description prescribed for the purposes of this section, unless the premises are registered in the register of approved holiday cottages and such proprietor or occupier is registered in that register as the registered proprietor of such premises.

(2) Any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding two pounds for every day during which the offence is continued.

(3) This section shall come into operation on such day as may be appointed in that behalf by order of the Minister.”,

and

(e) by the insertion in section 45 (1) after “camping sites,” (inserted by section 2 (1) (f) of the Act of 1966) of “premises registered in the register of approved holiday cottages,”.

Short title and collective citation.

7.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Tourist Traffic Act, 1970.

(2) The Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1968, and this Act may be cited together as the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1970.