Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 INTRODUCTION

   1. 1. Overview

3. PART 2 DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

   1. 2. Tourism development functions of the Welsh Ministers

   2. 3. Code of practice on tourism

   3. 4. Amendments to enactments on tourism

4. PART 3 REGULATION OF VISITOR ACCOMMODATION

   1. CHAPTER 1 KEY CONCEPTS

      1. Regulated visitor accommodation

         1. 5. Meaning of regulated visitor accommodation

      2. Fitness of visitor accommodation premises

         1. 6. Meaning of fitness for visitor accommodation

         2. 7. Fitness for visitor accommodation: general standard

         3. 8. Fitness for visitor accommodation: specific standards

         4. 9. Fitness for visitor accommodation: fire safety

         5. 10. Fitness for visitor accommodation: electrical maintenance

         6. 11. Fitness for visitor accommodation: gas maintenance

         7. 12. Fitness for visitor accommodation: carbon monoxide risk

         8. 13. Fitness for visitor accommodation: insurance

   2. CHAPTER 2 LICENSING

      1. Licences and licence conditions

         1. 14. Visitor accommodation licences‍

         2. 15. Licence conditions: general

         3. 16. Licence conditions: visitor accommodation provider training‍

         4. 17. Licence conditions: further conditions

      2. Licence applications: procedure

         1. 18. Licence applications: general

         2. 19. Licence applications: approval requirements

         3. 20. Licence applications: determination

         4. 21. Licence applications: further assessment prior to determination

         5. 22. Visitor accommodation licence: issue of certificate and statement of information

      3. Licences: breach, remedy and revocation

         1. 23. Revocation

         2. 24. Breach of licence conditions: remedial notices‍

      4. Licences: licence periods, renewal and amendment

         1. 25. Licence periods and renewal of licence

         2. 26. Amendment of licence

      5. Licences: provisional licences‍‍

         1. 27. Provisional licences

         2. 28. Provisional licences: further provision

      6. Appeals

         1. 29. Licensing appeals

      7. Enforcement‍

         1. 30. Power of entry and inspection for enforcement purposes

         2. 31. Warrant to enter and inspect premises for enforcement purposes

      8. Offences

         1. 32. Regulated visitor accommodation at unlicensed premises: offence

         2. 33. Offence of wilful obstruction

      9. Other functions of the Welsh Ministers

         1. 34. Duty to maintain a register in relation to licensing

         2. 35. Fees in relation to visitor accommodation licences

         3. 36. Powers to share information

         4. 37. Specific provision applicable in respect of campsite and caravan site licences

   3. CHAPTER 3 REGULATED VISITOR ACCOMMODATION: CONTRACT TERMS

      1. Contractual terms and fitness for visitor accommodation

         1. 38. Visitor accommodation contracts

         2. 39. Contractual obligation to ensure premises fit for visitor accommodation

      2. Limits on obligation to ensure premises fit for visitor accommodation

         1. 40. Limits on fitness for visitor accommodation duty: visitor’s fault

         2. 41. Limits on fitness for visitor accommodation duty: knowledge of VAP

5. PART 4 PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT VISITOR ACCOMMODATION

   1. Directory of visitor accommodation premises

      1. 42. Visitor accommodation directory

   2. Advertising and marketing etc.

      1. 43. Requirements relating to advertising and marketing etc.

      2. 44. Offences relating to advertising and marketing etc. of visitor accommodation

6. PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

   1. CHAPTER 1 MISCELLANEOUS

      1. Application of Act to special cases

         1. 45. Duties and liabilities of partnerships and unincorporated bodies

         2. 46. Power to make further provision about partnerships and unincorporated bodies

         3. 47. Offences committed by partnerships and unincorporated bodies

         4. 48. Criminal liability of senior officers etc.

         5. 49. Power to make provision about death, incapacity and insolvency

         6. 50. Power to make provision about transfers of businesses as going concerns etc.

         7. 51. Power to disapply certain provisions of Act

      2. Power and offences relating to provision of information

         1. 52. Power to require information

         2. 53. Offence of failing to comply with an information notice

         3. 54. Offence of providing false or misleading information

      3. Offences: penalty notices

         1. 55. Penalty notices

   2. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL

      1. 56. Guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers

      2. 57. Power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision

      3. 58. Review of operation and effect of Act

      4. 59. Regulations under this Act

      5. 60. Interpretation and index of defined terms

      6. 61. Coming into force

      7. 62. Short title

7. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM ACT 1969

      1. 1. The Development of Tourism Act 1969 (c. 51) is amended...

      2. 2. In section 1(2)(b), for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Welsh...

      3. 3. In section 2— (a) in the words after subsection (1)(b)—...

      4. 4. In section 3— (a) in subsection (1), for “National Assembly...

      5. 5. Omit section 4A.

      6. 6. In section 5(1)— (a) for “, VisitScotland and the National...

      7. 7. In Schedule 2— (a) in paragraph 1(1A)—

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE REGISTER OF VISITOR ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS

      1. 1. Amendments to the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 5)

      2. 2. In section 3 (meaning of “visitor accommodation provider”), in subsection...

      3. 3. In section 4 (register of visitor accommodation providers)—‍

      4. 4. In section 6 (applications to be registered)—

      5. 5. In section 8 (power to register persons where no application...

      6. 6. In section 9 (duty to notify WRA of changes and...

      7. 7. In section 11 (power to change the register where no...

      8. 8. In section 14 (removal of a person from the register...

      9. 9. After section 14 insert— Requirement for certain persons to apply...

      10. 10. In section 15 (penalties where a person fails to apply...

      11. 11. In section 16 (power to remove a person from the...

      12. 12. In section 21 (double jeopardy)— (a) the words “has been...

      13. 13. In section 26 (powers to make further or different provision),...

      14. 14. In section 38 (meaning of “accounting period”: annual returns), in...

      15. 15. In Schedule 1 (information to be included in the register...

      16. 16. Amendments to the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 6)