S.I. No. 103/1983:

TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION FUND REGULATIONS, 1983.

TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION FUND REGULATIONS, 1983.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 16 and 25 of the Transport (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Act, 1982 (No. 3 of 1982), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Travellers' Protection Fund Regulations, 1983.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 13th day of April, 1983.

3. In these Regulations:--

"the Act" means the Transport (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Act, 1982 (No. 3 of 1982);

"the Fund" means the Travellers' Protection Fund established pursuant to section 15 of the Act.

4. Subject to Articles 5 and 6 of these Regulations, every holder of a tour operator's licence issued under the Act shall make a contribution to the Fund of IR£4 in respect of each passenger who books on an overseas travel contract to which the Tour Operators (Licensing) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 100 of 1983 ), apply.

5. The contribution payable in respect of a student who books on an overseas travel contract approved of by the Minister shall be IR£2.

6. No contribution to the Fund shall be payable in respect of passengers under 2 years of age.

7. Contributions to the Fund shall be made to the Secretary, Department of Transport, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

8. Contributions to the Fund shall be submitted not later than the 15th day of each month in respect of passengers who booked with the tour operator under an overseas travel contract during the preceding month and shall be accompanied by a statement in the form and containing the information specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

9. Moneys due in respect of contributions to the Fund by a tour operator under these Regulations may be recovered as a simple contract debt by the Minister in a court of competent jurisdiction.

SCHEDULE

TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION FUND REGULATIONS, 1983

CONTRIBUTIONS BY TOUR OPERATORS

1. Specify name of tour operator:

2. Specify month to which this return relates:

3. Specify total amount of contributions enclosed:

4. Specify total number of passengers booked:

5. Give details of actual operations during that month in the space provided below:

Signature ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

Signatory's name ............................................................ ............................................................ .(BLOCK LETTERS)

On behalf of ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................

Official Position ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................

Date ............................................................ .........................

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of April, 1983.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Transport.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 13th day

of April, 1983.

E. KENNAN.

A person authorised to authenticate the seal of the said Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to establish a Travellers' Protection Fund to be financed by contributions from tour operators as provided for in Part IV of the Transport (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Act, 1982 (No. 3 of 1982).