Commentary on Sections Part 3 – Visitor Levy Chapter 5 – Miscellaneous Provision Relating to the Levy Section 53 - Welsh Ministers’ power to impose advertising and billing etc. requirements
153.This section provides the Welsh Ministers with a regulation making power to impose requirements on VAPs relating to the inclusion of information about the amount of the visitor levy payable on an overnight stay in visitor accommodation in invoices, receipts and other documents, and requirements about when and how a VAP is required to inform visitors of the visitor levy’s existence, nature and amount. Regulations made under this power are subject to the affirmative procedure in the Senedd.
154.The regulations may require that, when the amount payable for an overnight stay is provided, the amount of visitor levy payable in respect of the stay is also specified; that promotional, marketing and other relevant material includes details of the amount of visitor levy payable; and that information relating to the visitor levy payable is displayed at the visitor accommodation.
155.The regulations may confer a power to impose civil sanctions on persons that fail to comply with the requirements set out in any regulations made under this section and may make provision for appeals against such civil sanctions.