Tourist Traffic Act 1939

External signs.

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44.(1) The Board may supply to the registered proprietor of registered premises a sign suitable for display on the outside of such premises and thereupon such registered proprietor shall keep such sign displayed in a prominent position outside and at or near the principal entrance to such premises.

(2) If the registered proprietor of registered premises to whom a sign has been supplied by the Board under this section fails to keep such sign displayed in a prominent position outside and at or near the principal entrance to such premises, such registered proprietor shall be guilty of an offence under this sub-section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to F54[a fine not exceeding £100.]

(3) Save with the consent in writing of the Board, it shall not be lawful for the registered proprietor of registered premises to display outside such premises any sign indicating the standard of such premises other than a sign supplied under this section by the Board

(4) If any person acts in contravention of the immediately preceding sub-section of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence under this sub-section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to F55[a fine not exceeding £100.]

(5) A sign supplied under this section may be in such form and contain such information in regard to the premises to which it relates as the Board thinks proper.

Annotations

Amendments:

F54

Substituted (15.11.1983) by Tourist Traffic Act 1983 (31/1983), s. 3 item 14, commenced on enactment.

F55

Substituted (15.11.1983) by Tourist Traffic Act 1983 (31/1983), s. 3 item 15, commenced on enactment.

Modifications (not altering text):

C39

Transfer of certain Board functions under subss. (1), (3) and (5) enabled (28.05.2003, establishment day) by National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003 (10/2003), s. 12(1)-(5) and sch. 2, subject to transitional provision in s. 38, effectively commenced by Establishment Day Order S.I. No. 204 of 2003. Sch. 2 refers to functions performable by contractor.

Agreements for performance of functions of Authority by persons other than Authority.

12.—(1) The Authority may enter into an agreement with another person (in this section referred to as a “contractor”) for the performance by that person of the functions of the Authority under the provisions specified in Schedule 2.

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Editorial Notes:

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Previous affecting provision: subss. (1), (3) and (5) modified by Board’s power to contract out certain functions (5.07.1995) by Tourist Traffic Act 1995 (13/1995), s. 2 and sch; s. 2 repealed (28.05.2003) by National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003 (10/2003), s. 5 and sch. 1, S.I. No. 205 of 2003.