S. I. No. 73 of 2011 - European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of timeshare, long-term holiday product, resale and exchange contracts) regulations 2011
Source: Iris Oifigiúl 2011-02-25

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) Regulations 2011.
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 23 February 2011.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(2) For the purposes of calculating the duration of a timeshare contract or a long-term holiday product contract any express or implied term contained in the contract and providing for renewal or prolongation shall be taken into account.
(3) A word or expression which is used in these Regulations and which is also used in the Directive has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Directive.
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paragraphs: These Regulations apply to a timeshare, long-term holiday product, resale or exchange contract to which the Directive applies between a trader and a consumer and which in these Regulations shall be referred to as a “regulated contract”.
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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations apply to a regulated contract if it is to any extent governed by the law of the State.
(2) These Regulations apply to a regulated contract if—
(a) it is to any extent governed by the law of a state other than a Member State,
(b) the relevant accommodation is in immoveable property situated in a Member State, and
(c) the parties to the contract are to any extent subject to the jurisdiction of a court in the State.
(3) In paragraph (2)(b) “relevant accommodation” means—
(a) the accommodation which is the subject of the regulated contract, or
(b) in a case where a pool of accommodation is the subject of the regulated contract, some or all of the accommodation in that pool.
(4) These Regulations apply to a regulated contract if—
(a) it is to any extent governed by the law of a state other than a Member State,
(b) it is not directly related to immoveable property,
(c) the trader carries on commercial or professional activities in the State or by any means directs such activities to the State, and
(d) the contract falls within the scope of those activities.
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paragraphs: (1) A trader who advertises a regulated contract shall include a notification in the advertisement that the information referred to in Regulation 6(1) in relation to the contract is available and how a person may obtain the information.
(2) A trader who offers a regulated contract directly to a consumer at a promotion or sales event shall clearly indicate, in any invitation to that event that he or she issues or notifies to the consumer, that the event is of a commercial nature and purpose.
(3) A trader who offers a regulated contract directly to a consumer at a promotion or sales event shall at all times during the event make available to the consumer, in respect of each contract so offered, all of the information referred to in Regulation 6(1) in relation to that contract—
(a) by displaying the information in a prominent position at the event, and
(b) by having literature on paper or on another durable medium easily accessible to the consumer, containing the information, displayed in a prominent position at the event and which may be taken away from the event by the consumer.
(4) A trader shall not market or sell a timeshare contract or a long-term holiday product contract as an investment.
(5) A regulated contract shall not be enforceable by a trader against a consumer where the trader has, in relation to the contract, contravened paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4).
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paragraphs: (1) In good time before a consumer is bound by any contract or offer, the trader shall provide the consumer, in a clear and comprehensible manner, with the following: