Tourist Traffic Act, 1987

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Number 11 of 1987

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1987

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 11 of 1987

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1987

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE TOURIST TRAFFIC ACTS, 1939 to 1983. [14th July, 1987]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Board” means Bord Fáilte Éireann;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Tourism and Transport.

Increase of certain non-repayable grants to Board.

2.—(1) The aggregate amount of the sums that the Minister may pay to the Board for the purpose of the giving of grants by the Board for the development of holiday accommodation shall not exceed £36,000,000 and, accordingly, section 2 (1) (b) of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1959 , is hereby amended by the substitution of “£36,000,000” for the sum specified therein.

(2) The aggregate amount of the sums that the Minister may pay to the Board for the purpose of the giving of grants by the Board for development works of the kind mentioned in section 2 (1) of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1975 , shall not exceed £18,000,000 and, accordingly, section 2 (1) of that Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “£18,000,000” for the sum specified therein.

Short title and collective citation.

3.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Tourist Traffic Act, 1987.

(2) The Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1983, and this Act may be cited together as the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1987.