S.I. No. 400/2014 - European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 12th September, 2014. | ||
I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive No. 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 20091 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. | ||
2. Regulation 17 of the European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) Regulations 2011 (No. 73 of 2011) is amended, in paragraph (3), by the substitution of “receives a request from the trader to make” for “makes”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
8 September 2014. | ||
RICHARD BRUTON, | ||
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations amend Regulation 17(3) of the European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) Regulations 2011( S.I. No. 73 of 2011 ) which give effect to European Parliament and Council Directive No. 2008/122/EC on the protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshare, long-term holiday product, resale and exchange contracts1 . | ||
1 OJ No. L33, 3.2.2009, p 10. | ||
The purpose of the amendment is to ensure the consumer’s right to terminate a long-term holiday product contract after receiving a request for the second instalment payment. | ||