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23-799: The legal name of the body is the National Tourism Development Authority, according to the National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003 which established it. The 2003 act also empowers the body to use the trading name of Fáilte Ireland. The word fáilte is Irish for "welcome". In official Irish language texts the form Fáilte Éireann has been used. After the foundation of the Irish Free State in December 1922, hoteliers and others created local tourism boards in various regions, which combined in 1924 into

46-415: A certain legal age (usually eighteen or over, though it can be as low as fourteen in several European nations). A person's legal name typically is the same as their personal name , comprising a given name and a surname . The order varies according to culture and country. There are also country-by-country differences on changes of legal names by marriage. (See married name .) Most countries require by law

69-457: A somewhat antonymous regional tourism authority, was formerly responsible for promoting tourism in the Dublin region. It merged into Fáilte Ireland in 2012. Legal name A legal name is the name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes. A person's legal birth name generally is the name of the person that was given for the purpose of registration of

92-634: A spouse/partner assumes the other spouse/partner's surname upon marriage or civil partnership, or reverts to their original name upon separation, divorce or dissolution of the civil partnership. Only one change of name is allowed in the register where a person has not yet reached the age of 16, and afterwards only one change of forename and three changes of surname may be granted during a person's lifetime, provided that at least five years have passed between changes of surname. Name changes may also be recorded where: Anyone born or adopted in Northern Ireland

115-465: A woman married prior to April 2, 1981 is entitled to use her spouse's name in the exercise of her civil rights, provided that they were doing so at that date. A person's legal name can be changed, upon registration, only under prescribed conditions, and only where the person has been domiciled in Quebec for at least one year. In Germany, names are regulated to a large extent. Apart from possibly adopting

138-523: Is able to change their name with the General Register Office of Northern Ireland in the following circumstances: A deed poll can also be used in Northern Ireland for this purpose. Most states in the United States follow the common law which permits name changing for non-fraudulent purposes. This is actually the most common method, since most women who marry do not petition a court under

161-708: Is such a thing as a " legal  " surname, it is easily changed. In the words of A dictionary of American and English law , "Any one may take on himself whatever surname or as many surnames as he pleases, without statutory licence". This does not always seem to have applied to names given in baptism . As noted by Sir Edward Coke in Institutes of the Lawes of England , "a man may have divers names at divers times, but not divers Christian names." But in modern practice all names are freely changeable. Changes of name are usually effected through deed poll , optionally enrolled either at

184-760: The High Court of Justice or at the College of Arms , with a notice recorded in The London Gazette . Changes may also be made by means of a Royal Licence obtained through the College of Arms, with similar notice. These enrolment, licence and notice procedures are useful for having the new name appear in official documents; these procedures are therefore less likely to be useful for trans people or victims of abuse. Scots law allows anyone who wishes to do so to change their forename(s) or surname and such changes may be recorded in

207-649: The Irish Tourist Association (ITA), a private organisation "promoting tourism to the benefit of the nation". (An earlier, unionist-led, ITA had existed from 1895 to 1921.) ITA lobbying led to the Irish Tourist Board being established under the Tourist Traffic Act 1939. While the outbreak of the Second World War delayed the implementation of some elements of the 1939 act, a series of surveys,

230-516: The Irish Tourist Association Topographical and General Survey , were undertaken in the early 1940s. The organisation was renamed again, to An Bord Fáilte , by the Tourist Traffic Act 1952. The same act created a separate body, Fógra Fáilte , to handle publicity. The Tourist Traffic Act 1955 remerged the two as Bord Fáilte Éireann (BFÉ or "Bord Fáilte"). An Tóstal , a summer cultural festival held from 1953 to 1959, took up

253-602: The Irish diaspora to visit their region of origin. The goal of Fáilte Ireland is to provide strategic and practical support in the "long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland". Fáilte Ireland works with tourism interests to support the industry in Ireland in its efforts to be "more profitable and to help individual tourist enterprises enhance their performance". Its activities fall into four areas: On 15 August 2020,

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276-613: The 1980s, and were renamed regional tourist associations (RTAs) in 1996. In 1989 the Dublin RTO lost a High Court action to prevent BFÉ dissolving it; it was reconstituted as Dublin Tourism and more closely controlled by BFÉ. In 2003, CERT and BFÉ merged to form Fáilte Ireland, to better co-ordinate with Tourism Ireland , the all- Ireland body established under the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). The advent of travel websites reduced

299-596: The Chairman of Fáilte Ireland, Michael Cawley, resigned after it emerged he travelled to Italy on holiday during the COVID-19 pandemic ; his decision to holiday abroad had sparked controversy and criticism as it coincided with a campaign from Fáilte Ireland urging holidaymakers to engage in staycations . Fáilte Ireland has identified and markets several tourism regions , including The Wild Atlantic Way , Ireland's Ancient East , and Ireland's Hidden Heartlands . Dublin Tourism,

322-475: The birth and which then appears on a birth certificate (see birth name ), but may change subsequently. Most jurisdictions require the use of a legal name for all legal and administrative purposes, and some jurisdictions permit or require a name change to be recorded at marriage . The legal name may need to be used on various government issued documents (e.g., a court order). The term is also used when an individual changes their name, typically after reaching

345-573: The bulk of the authority's work in this period. In 1963, the Council of Education, Recruitment and Training ( CERT ) was created to take over training of workers in the hospitality industry . In 1964, eight regional tourist organisations (RTOs) were established which were intended to supersede the ITA; an extraordinary general meeting called in 1964 to dissolve the ITA voted not to do so, but it nevertheless soon became defunct. The RTOs reduced in number to six in

368-513: The name and registered number of the corporate body and its registered address. The requirements apply to sole traders and partnerships, but there are special provisions for large partnerships where listing all partners would be onerous. The information must be shown on any trading premises where the public have access to trade and in documents such as order forms, receipts and, as of January 2007, corporate websites (to be extended later in 2007 to sole trader websites). In strict English law, if there

391-784: The official register held by the National Records of Scotland . Technically the Registrar General makes a correction to the entry. A correction can be recorded where a birth has been registered in Scotland, or where a person is the subject in Scotland of an entry in the Adopted Children Register, the Parental Order Register or the Gender Recognition Register. The above formalities are not necessary where

414-564: The partner's name upon marriage, German citizens may only change their name for a recognised important reason. Among other reasons, a change of names is permitted when the name can give rise to confusion, ridicule, unusual orthographic difficulties, or stigmatization. In certain situations, children's last names may also be changed to their natural, foster or adoptive parent's last name. Transgender people may change their first names. Foreign names in writing systems that are not based on Latin are transliterated according to rules which may conflict with

437-422: The person's technically true name. In 1991, a Swedish couple refused to give their newborn a legal name, in protest of existing naming laws. In 1996, they were fined for not registering a name for their child for five years, after they unsuccessfully tried to register the child's name as Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 , and then as "A". Name Too Many Requests If you report this error to

460-428: The registration of a name for newborn children, and some can refuse registration of "undesirable" names. Some people legally change their name to be different from their birth name. Reasons for doing so include: The Civil Code of Quebec states that "Every person exercises his civil rights under the name assigned to him and stated in his act of birth," and spouses retain their legal names upon marriage. However,

483-399: The statutorily prescribed method, but simply use a new name (typically the husband's, a custom which started under the theory of coverture where a woman lost her identity and most rights when she married). Most state courts have held that a legally assumed name (i.e., for a non-fraudulent purpose) is a legal name and usable as their true name, though assumed names are often not considered

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506-462: The system of transcribing or transliterating names that is used in the country of origin. Former titles of nobility became integrated into the last names in 1919 but continue to be adapted according to gender and other circumstances. In the UK, businesses that trade under names other than those of the owner or a corporate entity must display the name of owner and an address at which documents may be served, or

529-563: The usefulness of the RTAs and a 2005 PricewaterhouseCoopers report recommended substantial reorganisation; as a consequence all were dissolved in 2006, except Dublin Tourism, which was made a direct subsidiary of Fáilte Ireland. Dublin Tourism's separate status ended in 2012 in line with a 2011 report by Grant Thornton . Fáilte Ireland played a leading role in The Gathering Ireland 2013 , a year-long programme of events encouraging members of

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