(LRC Revised)

Number 3 of 1982

TRANSPORT (TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS) ACT 1982

REVISED

Updated to 9 December 2022

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

Transport (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Act 1982

. 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

Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022

(40/2022), enacted 7 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including

the

Transport (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Act 1982 (Disbursements from Fund)

Regulations 2022

(S.I. No. 644 of 2022), made 9 December 2022, 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

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

3

of

1982

TRANSPORT (TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS) ACT 1982

REVISED

Updated to 9 December

2022

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title and commencement.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Expenses.

PART II

Licences

4.

Restriction on carrying on business as tour operator.

5.

Restriction on carrying on business as travel agent.

5A.

Requirements

on a retailer or organiser of packages established in another Member

State carrying on business in State.

6.

Licences.

7.

Power to make regulations in relation to licences.

8.

Revocation and varying of terms and conditions of licences.

9.

Appeals.

10.

Revocation of licence in certain circumstances.

11.

Power of entry and inspection.

12.

Fees.

PART III

The Bond

13.

The Bond.

13A.

Security for package travel

and linked travel arrangements.

14.

Requirements in relation to the Bond.

PART IV

Travellers' Protection Fund

15.

Travellers' Protection Fund.

16.

Contributions to Fund.

16A.

Minister's

discretion to contribute to Fund.

17.

Resources of the Fund.

18.

Disbursements from Fund.

19.

Investment of money of Fund

PART V

Miscellaneous

20.

Offence -

contravening section 4 or 5 and penalties.

21.

Provisions in relation to offences.

22.

Indictment of bodies corporate.

23.

Provisions as to proceedings in court or in liquidation.

24.

Payments to Fund and Bond not part of tour operator's or travel agent's assets.

25.

Orders and regulations.

Acts Referred to

Criminal Procedure Act, 1967

1967, No. 12

Public Offices Fees Act, 1879

1879, c. 58

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851

1851, c. 93

Number

3

of

1982

TRANSPORT (TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS) ACT 1982

REVISED

Updated to 9 December

2022

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE TRAVEL TRADE AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF

CUSTOMERS OF TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS, FOR THOSE PURPOSES TO ENABLE THE MINISTER

FOR TRANSPORT TO ISSUE LICENCES TO TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS, AND TO REQUIRE

TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS TO ENTER INTO AND MAINTAIN BONDS, TO PROVIDE FOR

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION FUND AND FOR

THE PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY TOUR OPERATORS TOWARDS THE RESOURCES OF THAT FUND

AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE FOREGOING. [30

th March

, 1982]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Functions transferred to

Commission for Aviation Regulation and references to "Minister" construed

(27.02.2001, establishment day) by

Aviation Regulation Act 2001

(1/2001),

s. 9(1)-(3), S.I. No. 47 of 2001, subject to transitional provisions in subss.

(4)-(7).

Transfer of functions.

9.

—(1) The

administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or

execution of any of the functions transferred by

subsection (2)

are hereby

transferred, on the establishment day, to the Commission.

(2) There are hereby transferred,

on the establishment day, to the Commission the functions vested in the Minister

by or under each of the following—

(

a

) the Transport (Tour Operators and Travel

Agents) Act, 1982,

(

b

) the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act,

1995,

…

(3) References to the Minister

contained in any Act or instrument relating to any functions transferred

by

subsection (2)

shall, on the establishment day, be construed as

references to the Commission.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Previous affecting

provision: functions transferred from Minister for Communications to Minister of

Tourism and Transport (31.03.1987) by

Communications (Transfer of Departmental

Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 1987

(S.I. No. 92

of 1987), art. 4 and sch. part I, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Functions transferred to

Commission for Aviation Regulation and references to "Minister" construed

(27.02.2001, establishment day) by

Aviation Regulation Act 2001

(1/2001),

s. 9(1)-(3), S.I. No. 47 of 2001, subject to transitional provisions in subss.

(4)-(7).

Transfer of functions.

9.

—(1) The

administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or

execution of any of the functions transferred by

subsection (2)

are hereby

transferred, on the establishment day, to the Commission.

(2) There are hereby transferred,

on the establishment day, to the Commission the functions vested in the Minister

by or under each of the following—

(

a

) the Transport (Tour Operators and Travel

Agents) Act, 1982,

(

b

) the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act,

1995,

…

(3) References to the Minister

contained in any Act or instrument relating to any functions transferred

by

subsection (2)

shall, on the establishment day, be construed as

references to the Commission.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Previous affecting

provision: functions transferred from Minister for Communications to Minister of

Tourism and Transport (31.03.1987) by

Communications (Transfer of Departmental

Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 1987

(S.I. No. 92

of 1987), art. 4 and sch. part I, in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded as per

C-note above.

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title and commencement.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Expenses.

PART II

Licences

4.

Restriction on carrying on business as tour operator.

5.

Restriction on carrying on business as travel agent.

5A.

Requirements

on a retailer or organiser of packages established in another Member

State carrying on business in State.

6.

Licences.

7.

Power to make regulations in relation to licences.

8.

Revocation and varying of terms and conditions of licences.

9.

Appeals.

10.

Revocation of licence in certain circumstances.

11.

Power of entry and inspection.

12.

Fees.

PART III

The Bond

13.

The Bond.

13A.

Security for package travel

and linked travel arrangements.

14.

Requirements in relation to the Bond.

PART IV

Travellers' Protection Fund

15.

Travellers' Protection Fund.

16.

Contributions to Fund.

16A.

Minister's

discretion to contribute to Fund.

17.

Resources of the Fund.

18.

Disbursements from Fund.

19.

Investment of money of Fund

PART V

Miscellaneous

20.

Offence -

contravening section 4 or 5 and penalties.

21.

Provisions in relation to offences.

22.

Indictment of bodies corporate.

23.

Provisions as to proceedings in court or in liquidation.

24.

Payments to Fund and Bond not part of tour operator's or travel agent's assets.

25.

Orders and regulations.

Number

3

of

1982