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.

(2) An agreement to which subsection (1) applies shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority shall determine with the consent of the Minister.

(3) Where the Authority enters into an agreement to which subsection (1) applies references in the provisions specified in Schedule 2 that are, by virtue of section 38, to be construed as references to the Authority shall for the duration of the agreement be construed as references to the contractor.

(4) Where the Authority enters into an agreement to which subsection (1) applies references in the provisions specified in Schedule 2 that are, by virtue of section 38, to be construed as references to an officer of the Authority shall for the duration of the agreement be construed as references to a member of the staff of the contractor.

(5) The Authority may terminate an agreement under subsection (1) where the contractor concerned fails to comply with any of the terms or conditions to which the agreement is subject.

(6) Section 2 of the Tourist Traffic Act 1939 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “contractor” (inserted by section 7 of the Tourist Traffic Act 1995):

“ ‘contractor’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 12(1) of the National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003;”.