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Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026
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(1)The Welsh Ministers may make provision by regulations in relation to amendment of a visitor accommodation licence (on a permanent or temporary basis).
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may (among other things) make provision—
(a)about the procedure by which—
(i)a VAP may apply for an amendment of a licence;
(ii)the Welsh Ministers may amend a licence without the agreement of the VAP;
(b)about the circumstances in which—
(i)the details of the premises or accommodation to which the licence relates may be amended;
(ii)licence conditions may be amended.
(3)But, where regulations under subsection (1) provide that a licence may be amended so that a condition in section 15(3)(c) (fitness of premises) does not apply to premises in respect of which the licence was granted—
(a)the regulations must also provide that the licence must be subject to the condition in subsection (4);
(b)the regulations may make provision for a summary offence punishable with a fine in respect of a breach of the condition in subsection (4).
(4)The condition is that the VAP does not permit any visitor to enter the premises referred to in subsection (3) for the purposes of residing in or at the regulated visitor accommodation.
(5)Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision—
(a)for appeals;
(b)amending this Act.
(6)For the purposes of this section a reference to “premises”—
(a)is, in relation to an amendment of a condition that applies in respect of a part of premises in which regulated visitor accommodation is provided, a reference to that part, and
(b)in the case of a condition that relates to accommodation of a description given in section 5(1)(a) (regulated self-catering accommodation), includes any outdoor area, garage or other building provided for the exclusive use of a visitor during the period in which the visitor is entitled to reside in or at the accommodation;
(see also section 6(4) which makes similar provision in relation to the application of fitness standards to premises at which visitor accommodation is provided).
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I1S. 26 in force at 5.3.2029, see s. 61(2)(a)
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