What this covers
Why you need it
The power to require it comes from The Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, Northern Ireland primary legislation made by Order in Council.
What the Order carries
What our graph holds for The Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 as a whole — the Order behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 10
- Penalties
- 6
- Exemptions
- 5
Duties on businesses under the Order
- Fail to display tourist establishment certificate art.13
- Operating tourist accommodation without a valid certificate art.14
- Respond to a notice for a statutory review of your tourist accommodation art.14A
- Request a review of a certificate refusal or revocation art.18
- Pay fees for statutory or requested tourist establishment inspections art.20
- Misleading use of tourist establishment grades or classifications art.21
… and 4 more business duties in the same Order.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Operating tourist accommodation without a valid certificate 6 months imprisonment
- Fail to display price list in tourist accommodation Fine up to £2,500
- Fail to display tourist establishment certificate Fine up to £2,500
- Misleading use of tourist establishment grades or classifications Fine up to £2,500
- Fail to keep a visitors register in a tourist establishment Fine up to £200
… and 1 more penalty in the same Order.
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Existing tourism grants and loans remain valid under previous rules — Grants or loans made under the 1948 Act or 1972 Order prior to their repeal by this Order
- Historical financial periods exempt from new accounting rules — Accounts for a financial year falling wholly or partly before Article 8 comes into operation
- Mobile accommodation and specially exempt establishments — Establishment is an aircraft, ship, train or motor vehicle not permanently fixed or moored, or staying less than 3 months; …
- Northern Ireland Tourist Board is not exempt from taxes or local charges — The Northern Ireland Tourist Board is not a servant or agent of the Crown
- Stamp duty exemption for tourism assets transferred to the National Trust — Transfer of a tourist amenity or land from a district council to the National Trust
Read our full dossier on The Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992
Who issues it
This one does not go to your council. It is issued by Northern Ireland Executive.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.