1998 No. 1208

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

Whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to consumer protection as regards package travel, package holidays and package tours:

Now, therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 2(2) of that Act hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation and CommencementI11

These Regulations may be cited as the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 30th June 1998.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 1 in force at 30.6.1998, see reg. 1

InterpretationI22

Terms used in these Regulations shall have the same meaning as in the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 19923 (“the principal Regulations”).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 2 in force at 30.6.1998, see reg. 1

Application of regulation 4I33

Regulation 4 below shall not apply where a brochure is made available to a consumer at any time which is identical to a brochure first made available to consumers generally before 1st October 1998.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Reg. 3 in force at 30.6.1998, see reg. 1

Requirements as to brochuresI44

In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations the words “nationals of the member State or States in which the brochure is made available” shall be substituted for the words “British citizens”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Reg. 4 in force at 30.6.1998, see reg. 1

Information to be provided before contract is concludedI55

In regulation 7(2)(a) of the principal Regulations the words “nationals of the member State or States concerned” shall be substituted for the words “British Citizens”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I5

Reg. 5 in force at 30.6.1998, see reg. 1

Nigel GriffithsParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs,Department of Trade and Industry

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Subject to transitional arrangements in relation to brochures, these Regulations amend the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/3288) to bring the wording into line with that of Council Directive 90/314/EEC on package travel, package holidays, and package tours (OJNo. L158, 13.6.1990, p.59). In the requirements to provide information in brochures and before conclusion of contracts references to British Citizens are replaced by references to nationals of the member State or States concerned.

A Regulatory Appraisal has been drawn up, and copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies are also available from Mr Mauro Reali, Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Directorate, Room 4.N.11 Department of Trade & Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Telephone 0171-215-0347. Fax 0171-215-0339.