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

Prospective

23 Revocation E+W

(1) Subsection (2) applies in relation to a visitor accommodation licence held by a VAP if—

(a) the Welsh Ministers consider that a condition of the licence has been breached and that condition is likely—

(i) to continue to be breached, or

(ii) to be breached again;

(b) the VAP has agreed that the licence should be revoked.

(2) Where this subsection applies, the Welsh Ministers may revoke the licence and give a notice to the VAP (“a revocation notice”)—

(a) informing the VAP that the licence is revoked,

(b) setting out the reasons why the licence is revoked, and

(c) (except where the VAP has agreed that the licence be revoked) explaining‍ any right of appeal against their decision to revoke the licence conferred by section 29.

(3) A revocation of a licence stated in a notice under subsection (2) takes effect—

(a) where the VAP has agreed that the licence be revoked, on the date the notice is given, and

(b) in any other case—

(i) if no appeal is made against the decision, on the day after the last day of the appeal period referred to in section 29;

(ii) if an appeal is made, on the day specified by the First-tier Tribunal in determining the appeal or on the day the appeal is withdrawn.

(4) But section 24 makes provision about circumstances in which, despite subsection (1)(a) of this section applying, the Welsh Ministers may not revoke a licence without first giving the VAP an opportunity to remedy the breach.

(5) The Welsh Ministers may make provision by regulations about the circumstances in which—

(a) the Welsh Ministers may inform the VAP in advance of their intention to give a revocation notice under subsection (2) if‍ a licence condition that has previously been breached is breached again;

(b) a revocation notice given under subsection (2) may take effect immediately due to the seriousness of the breach.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 23 in force at 4.3.2030, see s. 61(2)(b)