Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026 / Deddf Datblygu Twristiaeth a Rheoleiddio Llety Ymwelwyr (Cymru) 2026
Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026 / Deddf Datblygu Twristiaeth a Rheoleiddio Llety Ymwelwyr (Cymru) 2026 (2026 c. 10)
- Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026 / Deddf Datblygu Twristiaeth a Rheoleiddio Llety Ymwelwyr (Cymru) 2026 (2026 c. 10)
- PART 1 INTRODUCTION
- 1 Overview
- PART 2 DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM
- 2 Tourism development functions of the Welsh Ministers
- 3 Code of practice on tourism
- 4 Amendments to enactments on tourism
- PART 3 REGULATION OF VISITOR ACCOMMODATION
- CHAPTER 1 KEY CONCEPTS
- Regulated visitor accommodation
- 5 Meaning of regulated visitor accommodation
- Fitness of visitor accommodation premises
- 6 Meaning of fitness for visitor accommodation
- 7 Fitness for visitor accommodation: general standard
- 8 Fitness for visitor accommodation: specific standards
- 9 Fitness for visitor accommodation: fire safety
- 10 Fitness for visitor accommodation: electrical maintenance
- 11 Fitness for visitor accommodation: gas maintenance
- 12 Fitness for visitor accommodation: carbon monoxide risk
- 13 Fitness for visitor accommodation: insurance
- CHAPTER 2 LICENSING
- Licences and licence conditions
- 14 Visitor accommodation licences
- 15 Licence conditions: general
- 16 Licence conditions: visitor accommodation provider training
- 17 Licence conditions: further conditions
- Licence applications: procedure
- 18 Licence applications: general
- 19 Licence applications: approval requirements
- 20 Licence applications: determination
- 21 Licence applications: further assessment prior to determination
- 22 Visitor accommodation licence: issue of certificate and statement of information
- Licences: breach, remedy and revocation
- 23 Revocation
- 24 Breach of licence conditions: remedial notices
- Licences: licence periods, renewal and amendment
- 25 Licence periods and renewal of licence
- 26 Amendment of licence
- Licences: provisional licences
- 27 Provisional licences
- 28 Provisional licences: further provision
- Appeals
- 29 Licensing appeals
- Enforcement
- 30 Power of entry and inspection for enforcement purposes
- 31 Warrant to enter and inspect premises for enforcement purposes
- Offences
- 32 Regulated visitor accommodation at unlicensed premises: offence
- 33 Offence of wilful obstruction
- Other functions of the Welsh Ministers
- 34 Duty to maintain a register in relation to licensing
- 35 Fees in relation to visitor accommodation licences
- 36 Powers to share information
- 37 Specific provision applicable in respect of campsite and caravan site licences
- CHAPTER 3 REGULATED VISITOR ACCOMMODATION: CONTRACT TERMS
- Contractual terms and fitness for visitor accommodation
- 38 Visitor accommodation contracts
- 39 Contractual obligation to ensure premises fit for visitor accommodation
- Limits on obligation to ensure premises fit for visitor accommodation
- 40 Limits on fitness for visitor accommodation duty: visitor’s fault
- 41 Limits on fitness for visitor accommodation duty: knowledge of VAP
- PART 4 PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT VISITOR ACCOMMODATION
- Directory of visitor accommodation premises
- 42 Visitor accommodation directory
- Advertising and marketing etc.
- 43 Requirements relating to advertising and marketing etc.
- 44 Offences relating to advertising and marketing etc. of visitor accommodation
- PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
- CHAPTER 1 MISCELLANEOUS
- Application of Act to special cases
- 45 Duties and liabilities of partnerships and unincorporated bodies
- 46 Power to make further provision about partnerships and unincorporated bodies
- 47 Offences committed by partnerships and unincorporated bodies
- 48 Criminal liability of senior officers etc.
- 49 Power to make provision about death, incapacity and insolvency
- 50 Power to make provision about transfers of businesses as going concerns etc.
- 51 Power to disapply certain provisions of Act
- Power and offences relating to provision of information
- 52 Power to require information
- 53 Offence of failing to comply with an information notice
- 54 Offence of providing false or misleading information
- Offences: penalty notices
- 55 Penalty notices
- CHAPTER 2 GENERAL
- 56 Guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers
- 57 Power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision
- 58 Review of operation and effect of Act
- 59 Regulations under this Act
- 60 Interpretation and index of defined terms
- 61 Coming into force
- 62 Short title
- SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM ACT 1969
- SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE REGISTER OF VISITOR ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS
- Amendments to the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 5)
- Amendments to the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 6)
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