Seanad debates

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

Government amendment No. 24: In page 44, to delete lines 23 to 38, and in page 45, to delete lines 1 to 13 and substitute the following: “ “Restriction on carrying on business as tour operator 4. A person established in the State, shall not carry on business as a tour operator in the State or hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as carrying on such business unless he or she—(a) is the holder of a licence granted under section 6 to carry on such business, or (b) being a retailer or organiser of packages established in the State, has—(i) sufficient evidence of security in respect of packages offered for sale or sold by him or her, and (ii) has provided a notification to that effect, in the English language, to the Commission for Aviation Regulation before carrying on such business.Restriction on carrying on business as travel agent 5. A person established in the State, shall not carry on business as a travel agent in the State or hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as carrying on such business unless he or she—(a) is the holder of a licence granted under section 6 to carry on such business, or (b) being a retailer or organiser of packages established in the State, has—(i) sufficient evidence of security in respect of packages offered for sale or sold by him or her, and (ii) has provided a notification to that effect, in the English language, to the Commission for Aviation Regulation before carrying on such business.Requirements on a retailer or organiser of packages established in another Member State carrying on business in State 5A. (1) A retailer or organiser of packages whose place of establishment is in another Member State shall not carry on business, including on a temporary basis, either physically or at a distance, as a retailer or organiser of packages or hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as carrying on such business in the State unless he or she—(a) has sufficient evidence of security in respect of packages offered for sale or sold by him or her in the State, and (b) has provided a notification to that effect, in the English language, to the Commission for Aviation Regulation before carrying on such business in the State.(2) A tour operator or travel agent, whose place of establishment is in another Member State, other than a retailer or organiser of packages, may carry on business in the State, including on a temporary basis, either physically or at a distance. (3) In this section, ‘carrying on business in the State’ means the sale of travel services in the State for travel which commences within the State to destinations outside the State.”,”.

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