Comprehensive Report: Legal and Regulatory Framework of Tourism Sector

This report provides an overview of the legal and regulatory framework governing the travel and tourism sector. It begins by outlining key legislations, including the Development of the Tourism Act 1969, and Transport Acts of 1980 and 1985, highlighting their impact on the industry. The report then delves into laws affecting the travel industry, such as consumer protection regulations, health and safety standards, and licensing laws. Furthermore, it examines the legal aspects of surface, sea, and air transport, discussing relevant international conventions and acts, including the International Maritime Organisation, SOLAS, the Warsaw Convention, and the International Carriage of Passenger by Road Act. The report concludes by referencing key academic sources, providing a comprehensive understanding of the legal landscape within the travel and tourism sector. This assignment is available on Desklib, a platform offering AI-powered study tools and resources for students.

TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR
TASK 1

The legal and regulatory framework of the
travel and tourism sector
 The legislation of the following consists of the following acts:
 Development of the tourism act, 1969: this act was introduced by
BTA (British tourist authority), the main focus of this act was to
maintain the coordination between the various organisations
involved in the tourism sector. The tourist board of England,
vales, Scotland also follow this act.
 Transport acts 1980 & 1985: the licensing laws had been
terminated by the introduction of the act of 1980. Due to this, the
express coach routes and tours of over 30 miles get affected. The
competition between the national bus services and the private bus
services increased because of the termination. The de-
regularisation of the route system is introduced in the act of 1985,

CONTD…
 Laws that affected the travel industry
 Consumer protection from unfair trading regulation: to protect
the tourist from any unfair practice
 Health and safety regulation: to insure the health and safety of the
customer
 Licensing law 2003:licence for selling the alcohol in the premises
without the permission
 Law against sexual offence: it prohibited the offences like sex
racket, child abuse, sexual molestation, etc.
 The travel and tourism sector is increasing day by day and we can
see that it is one of the largest sectors now. The legislation plays

Surface, sea and air transport law
 Sea law: the safety and security of shipping is monitored by the
International Maritime Organisation which is formulated by
United Nations. Besides the safety of ships it also helps in
regulating the environmental factors while functioning of the
ships. The International Convention for the Safety of life at Sea
(SOLAS) regulates the various measures like functioning of fire
protection, providing training to crew member of fire fighting,
inspecting various safety measures like the availability of life
saving equipments in the sea craft. In the convention of Athens
happened in 1974, they govern the damages suffered by the
passengers travelling via ship

CONTD…
 Air law: various kinds of legislations are involved in the air
transport law. The Warsaw convention of 1929, the international
carriage defines under this convention. The passengers travelling
by air, are protected under this convention. Also, the passengers
have a right to claim for the death or any kind of a personal
injury. It is mandatory to carry the tickets by passengers while
travelling. There has to be luggage check performed by the
carriage at the beginning of the journey. The Warsaw system is
replaced by the Montréal conference of 1999. It presents the
single legalised instruments rather than patchwork provided
earlier. According to boarding compensation schemes 1997, the
board have a duty to protect the passengers in case of any flight

CONTD…
 Surface law: the surface law is governed by The International
Carriage of Passenger by Road Act, 1979. The passengers that are
on board by the carrier permission are protected by this law. The
remedies to the claim like, physical/mental disorders or damage
on the passengers travelling on the carrier come under this
legislation. The Railway Act, 1972, the loss of luggage comes
under this act governed by the carriage. The privatisation of the
railway helps in the development and integrating the transport.

REFERENCES
 AlSayyad, N., 2013. Consuming tradition, manufacturing
heritage: global norms and urban forms in the age of tourism.
Routledge.
 Blanke, J. and Chiesa, T., 2013, May. The travel & tourism
competitiveness report 2013. In The World Economic Forum.
 Clift, S. and Page, S., 2015. Health and the International Tourist
(Routledge Revivals). Routledge.
 Dickinson, J.E. and Lumsdon, L., 2010. Slow travel and tourism.
Earthscan.

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