7.—(1) Before a contract is concluded, the other party to the contract shall provide the intending consumer with the information specified in paragraph (2) below in writing or in some other appropriate form.
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) is:—
(a)general information about passport and visa requirements which apply to British Citizens who purchase the package in question, including information about the length of time it is likely to take to obtain the appropriate passports and visas;
(b)information about health formalities required for the journey and the stay; and
(c)the arrangements for security for the money paid over and (where applicable) for the repatriation of the consumer in the event of insolvency.
(3) If the intending consumer is not provided with the information required by paragraph (1) in accordance with that paragraph the other party to the contract shall be guilty of an offence and liable:—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 7 in force at 23.12.1992, see reg. 1