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TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT 1955 REVISED Updated to 16 September 2020 (LRC Revised) Open official source

Number 5 of 1955

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT 1955

REVISED

Updated to 16 September 2020

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Tourist Traffic Act 1955

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Criminal Justice (Enforcement

Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020

(14/2020), enacted 11 September 2020, and all

statutory instruments up to and including the

Tourism and Sport (Transfer of

Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 356

of 2020), made 15 September 2020, were considered in the preparation of this Revised

Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

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Number

1955

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT 1955

REVISED

Updated to 16 September

2020

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

Section

Short title and collective citation.

Commencement.

Construction.

Repeals.

Part II

BORD FÁILTE ÉIREANN

Name of Board.

Additional functions.

Non-repayable grant.

Grants from other sources.

Amendment of Tourist Traffic (Development) Act, 1931.

Part III

DISSOLUTION OF FÓGRA FÁILTE

10.

Dissolution of Fógra Fáilte.

11.

Transfer of property.

12.

Transfer of liabilities.

13.

Preservation of continuing contracts.

14.

Continuance of pending legal proceedings.

15.

Exemption from stamp duty.

16.

Transfer of staff.

Acts Referred to

Tourist Traffic Act, 1952

No. 15 of 1952

Tourist Traffic (Development) Act, 1931

No. 15 of 1931

Number

1955

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT 1955

REVISED

Updated to 16 September

2020

AN ACT TO DISSOLVE FÓGRA FÁILTE AND TRANSFER ITS FUNCTIONS TO AN BORD FÁILTE AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH. [21

st March,

1955.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

Annotations

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Transport,

Tourism and Sport” and “Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport”

in collectively cited

Tourist Traffic Acts

construed (16.09.2020) by

Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial

Functions) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 356 of 2020), arts. 2 and 3, in effect as

per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.

Note change of name of Department and title of Minister to Department of

and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (30.09 2020) by

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Alteration of Name of Department and Title

of Minister) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 403 of 2020), in effect as per art.

1(2).

2. (1) The administration

and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any

functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Culture,

Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

(2) References to the

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport contained in any Act or any instrument

made under such Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by

paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as

references to the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

3. (1) The functions vested

in the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport by or under —

(

) the Tourist

Traffic Acts 1939 to 2016,

...

are transferred to the

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

(2) References to the

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport contained in any Act or instrument made

under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from

the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Term “holiday apartment” defined (15.11.1983) by

Tourist Traffic Act 1983

(31/1983), s. 1(2), commenced on enactment.

Interpretation.

— ...

(2) For the purposes of the

Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1983

, “holiday apartment” shall include a tourist apartment, an apartotel and a holiday flat.

Term “holiday cottage” defined (5.08.1970) by

Tourist Traffic Act 1970

(16/1970), s. 1(2), commenced on enactment.

Interpretation.

— ...

(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.

Editorial Notes

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to

“Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport” and “Minister for

Tourism, Culture and Sport” construed (1.04.2011) by

Tourism and Sport

(Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 140 of 2011), arts. 2 and 3, in effect as per art. 1(2);

superseded as per C-note above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications” and “Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications” construed (20.01.1993) by

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1993

(S.I. No. 15 of 1993), arts. 3 and 4, commenced on enactment; superseded as per C-note

above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of the Marine” and “Minister for the Marine” construed (31.03.1987) by

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1987

(S.I. No. 95 of 1987), arts. 3 and 4, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism” and “Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism” construed (18.02.1986) by

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1986

(S.I. No. 42 of 1986), arts. 3 and 4, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of Tourism and Transport” and “Minister for Tourism and Transport” construed (24.01.1980) by

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1980

(S.I. No. 8 of 1980), arts. 3 and 4, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of Industry and Commerce” and “Minister for Industry and Commerce” construed (31.10.1961) by

Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial

Functions) (No. 2) Order 1961

(S.I. No. 246 of 1961), arts. 3 and 4, commenced on enactment; superseded as per

C-note above.

Annotations

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Transport,

Tourism and Sport” and “Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport”

in collectively cited

Tourist Traffic Acts

construed (16.09.2020) by

Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial

Functions) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 356 of 2020), arts. 2 and 3, in effect as

per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.

Note change of name of Department and title of Minister to Department of

and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (30.09 2020) by

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Alteration of Name of Department and Title

of Minister) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 403 of 2020), in effect as per art.

1(2).

2. (1) The administration

and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any

functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Culture,

Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

(2) References to the

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport contained in any Act or any instrument

made under such Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by

paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as

references to the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

3. (1) The functions vested

in the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport by or under —

(

) the Tourist

Traffic Acts 1939 to 2016,

...

are transferred to the

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

(2) References to the

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport contained in any Act or instrument made

under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from

the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Term “holiday apartment” defined (15.11.1983) by

Tourist Traffic Act 1983

(31/1983), s. 1(2), commenced on enactment.

Interpretation.

— ...

(2) For the purposes of the

Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1983

, “holiday apartment” shall include a tourist apartment, an apartotel and a holiday flat.

Term “holiday cottage” defined (5.08.1970) by

Tourist Traffic Act 1970

(16/1970), s. 1(2), commenced on enactment.

Interpretation.

— ...

(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.

Editorial Notes

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to

“Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport” and “Minister for

Tourism, Culture and Sport” construed (1.04.2011) by

Tourism and Sport

(Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 140 of 2011), arts. 2 and 3, in effect as per art. 1(2);

superseded as per C-note above.

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1993

(S.I. No. 15 of 1993), arts. 3 and 4, commenced on enactment; superseded as per C-note

above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of the Marine” and “Minister for the Marine” construed (31.03.1987) by

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1987

(S.I. No. 95 of 1987), arts. 3 and 4, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1986

(S.I. No. 42 of 1986), arts. 3 and 4, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of Tourism and Transport” and “Minister for Tourism and Transport” construed (24.01.1980) by

Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

1980

(S.I. No. 8 of 1980), arts. 3 and 4, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Department of Industry and Commerce” and “Minister for Industry and Commerce” construed (31.10.1961) by

Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial

Functions) (No. 2) Order 1961

(S.I. No. 246 of 1961), arts. 3 and 4, commenced on enactment; superseded as per

C-note above.

Part I

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

Section

Short title and collective citation.

Commencement.

Construction.

Repeals.

Part II

BORD FÁILTE ÉIREANN

Name of Board.

Additional functions.

Non-repayable grant.

Grants from other sources.

Amendment of Tourist Traffic (Development) Act, 1931.

Part III

DISSOLUTION OF FÓGRA FÁILTE

10.

Dissolution of Fógra Fáilte.

11.

Transfer of property.

12.

Transfer of liabilities.

13.

Preservation of continuing contracts.

14.

Continuance of pending legal proceedings.

15.

Exemption from stamp duty.

16.

Transfer of staff.

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1955

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