On 30 April 2012, the majority of The Civil Aviation (Air Travel
Organisers' Licensing) Regulations 2012 came into force,
revoking the 1995 ATOL Regulations (as amended). The 2012
Regulations have significantly expand the scope of selling
practices which are caught by the ATOL scheme, provide more
stringent controls on the contractual relationship between ATOL
holders and their agents and clarify the ways in which ATOL
protection is evidenced to consumers at the point of sale. The
Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers, has estimated
that an extra six million holidays will be protected each year as a
result of the changes implemented through the 2012 Regulations.
Background
The ATOL scheme was first introduced under the Civil Aviation
Act 1971 to provide a degree of financial protection for consumers
booking flight-inclusive holidays against the insolvency of their
tour organiser. Under the current ATOL scheme, protection is
achieve
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