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Travel Agents
[1989 Ed.
"applicant", in relation to an application for a licence whether by way of renewal or otherwise, includes a licensee; (Added 70 of 1988 s. 2)
"approved organization" means any body specified in Part I of the Schedule; (Added 70 of 1988 s. 2)
"association member" means any body specified in Part II of the Schedule; (Added 70 of 1988 s. 2)
"controller", in relation to a body corporate, means the person who controls the body corporate and includes any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors thereof are accustomed to act; "exempt person" means a person or class of persons granted an exemption under section 3;
"licence" means a travel agent's licence granted under section 11 and "licensed" and "licensee" shall have corresponding meanings; (Amended 70 of 1988 s. 2)
"qualified" means qualified in accordance with the constitution, rules or articles of association of an approved organization or of an association member, as the case may be; (Added 70 of 1988 s. 2)
"register" means the register kept by the Registrar under section 6;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Travel Agents appointed under section 5; "Reserve Fund" means the Travel Agents' Reserve Fund established under section 33;*
"travel agent" means a person who carries on business as a travel agent within the meaning of section 4;
"travel service" means a service provided through the carrying on of an activity described in section 4(1)(a) or (b) in respect of the provision of which a person is required to be licensed under this Ordinance.
3. Exemption
(1) The Registrar may exempt any person or class of persons from the operation of this Ordinance.
(2) An exemption granted under subsection (1) shall be in writing.
(3) The Registrar shall give notice in the Gazette of any exemption granted under this section.
4. Travel agents
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person carries on business as a travel agent if he holds himself out as carrying on the business of, and carries on the business of, obtaining for another person—
* To be repealed—see 70 of 1988 s. 2(d).
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