{"id":33277,"date":"2019-12-02T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T14:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/?p=33277"},"modified":"2020-02-06T11:45:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T11:45:38","slug":"new-gift-voucher-legislation-what-businesses-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/new-gift-voucher-legislation-what-businesses-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"New gift voucher legislation \u2013 what businesses need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 2 December 2019, businesses across Ireland need to review the terms and conditions of the gift vouchers they sell to ensure that they comply with new legislation, the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act 2019. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published guidance to help businesses understand the new legislation and assess how the new rules may impact on their current gift vouchers policy.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the main changes that businesses need to be aware of include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A gift voucher cannot have an expiry date less than 5 years from the date it was purchased.<\/li>\n<li>You must provide a record of the expiry date to your customers in writing for example on paper or by email. If there is no expiry date then it should be stated.<\/li>\n<li>You cannot limit the amount of vouchers used in a single transaction.<\/li>\n<li>You cannot refuse to accept gift vouchers that are not in the user\u2019s name.<\/li>\n<li>Traders cannot charge a fee for changing or amending the name on a gift voucher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gift vouchers that were sold before the new legislation came into effect on the 2 December 2019 do not have to comply with the new requirements. However, any gift vouchers issued from that date must be provided under the conditions detailed in the new legislation. If a business has vouchers pre-printed, they can give the customer written confirmation of whether there is an expiry period and if so the date that applies.<\/p>\n<p>The information for businesses is available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/help-for-business\/guidelines-for-business\/gift-vouchers-what-you-need-to-know\/\">website<\/a>. We are also engaging with major trade associations and representative groups to get this information to as many businesses as possible. The CCPC commenced a campaign in January 2020 to inform businesses who sell gift vouchers about the changes.<\/p>\n<p>The CCPC\u2019s website also provides information for those who are buying <a href=\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/consumers\/shopping\/gift-vouchers\">gift vouchers<\/a>. The CCPC has added to this by running a public awareness campaign in the run up to Christmas to help consumers understand their rights and get the most from the gift vouchers they buy or receive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 2 December 2019, businesses across Ireland need to review the terms and conditions of the gift vouchers they sell to ensure that they &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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