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ACCEPTANCE OF ENTRY - CONDITIONS: • LITTER DEPOSIT: Because of the enormous volume of
concrete, building materials, waste/litter remaining on
11(b).DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY MATTER & stand following removal of structure exhibitors erecting
ADVERTISING: SHEDS or TUNNELS must pay a refundable LITTER
DEPOSIT of €1,000 - VAT 0% on booking stand. Litter
Exhibitors are not allowed to distribute leaflets and deposit will be refunded when stand is deemed to be
advertising material of any kind anywhere within the clear of all above materials on inspection by NPA
exhibition arena, except at their own stands, and they personnel.
must not for this or any other purpose encroach upon the • If litter and stand materials are found on the exhibitor’s
alleys and open spaces, or do anything they may cause site after the event it will be cleared at exhibitor’s expense.
disruption. • Where a stand has to be cleared by NPA the cost
incurred will be invoiced to stand-holder.
11(c).SALE OF BRANDED GOODS: • LITTER CLEARANCE CERT to be requested from NPA
The distribution or sale of goods bearing the name NPA or Personnel on stand inspection.
NPA logo or any mark or motif normally associated with 15. CLADDING MUST BE FINISHED EXTERNALLY:
NPA, which may give the impression that the product has Where cladding is erected around perimeter of a stand, it is
the official approval of NPA is strictly prohibited, except imperative that it is finished EXTERNALLY as well as internally.
with the express permission of the NPA.
16. NOISE CONTROL:
11(d).COUNTERFEITS, FAKES, UNAUTHORISED OR No exhibitor shall at any time cause annoyance to his/her
PIRATED COPIES OF ANY PRODUCTS neighbouring exhibitors by using a public address, loud
The NPA do not permit the sale or display of counterfeits, music or excessive noise of any kind. Particular care to be
fakes, or unauthorized or pirated copies of any product. exercised by those exhibiting chainsaws.
This policy is to protect buyers from getting counterfeit
or unauthorized goods, and helps protect people from 17. OBSTRUCTION OF GANGWAYS OR OPEN SPACES:
copyright or trademark infringement. Any complaint in this No exhibitor shall at any time obstruct or allow to be
regard from a copyright owner or the public will be referred obstructed by his goods, or in any manner, gangways or
to the relevant authorities and/or any exhibition selling or open spaces. Any articles placed in contravention of this
displaying such products may be closed immediately regulation will be removed.
without compensation.
18. DEMONSTRATION PLOTS:
12. FUNDRAISING, COMPETITIONS & RAFFLES: No demonstration or equipment allowed on demonstration
No fundraising, raffles or competitions permitted on any plots other than that actually being used in the demonstration.
No static display allowed on demonstration plot. Actual
Exhibition stand. Exception: Free entry competition/ soil working demonstrations are not permitted on Trade
raffles and groups that have been designated by National Stand space. It is strictly forbidden to drive vehicles across
Ploughing Association following written application, competition or demonstration plots other than in the case of
assessment and approval. an exhibitor demonstrating a vehicle, tractor or implement
Failure to comply with new regulations on his allotted plot. No soil disturbance and no excavating
Should any exhibitor be found to be ‘hosting’ a fundraiser, permitted.
raffle or competition without an NPA permit - the REMOVAL OF MACHINERY from exhibition area
National Ploughing Association reserve the right to: to demonstration plots NOT PERMITTED on TUESDAY,
(a) Close down the complete exhibition stand on the spot WEDNESDAY, OR THURSDAY, 22nd – 24th SEPT.
for the duration of the championships without refunding the BETWEEN 8am & 8pm.
exhibitor the cost of the stand or loss of earnings
and/or 19. ENFORCEMENT OF THE WASTE ELECTRICAL AND
(b) Refuse entry of the exhibitor at any future National ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) AND BATTERY
Ploughing Championships. REGULATIONS:
13. SECONDHAND MACHINERY/PRODUCTS: Many everyday consumer items are electrical, such as
We regret that we cannot entertain applicants showing mobile phones, toys, drills, hairdryers and many are battery
second-hand machinery or second-hand products of any operated. There are regulations in place to ensure that such
type. equipment and batteries are managed correctly when they
become waste. Importers and retailers of such equipment
14(a)LITTER: and /or batteries have obligations under these regulations.
• Exhibitors are asked to clean their stand area daily and The EPA has a role in the enforcement of the WEEE and
deposit all rubbish to the skips located on site. battery regulations and may carry out inspections at the
• AES will collect 2 bin bags of waste during any one day event. Further information on your obligations can be found
from each exhibition stand once bags are tied and left in at www.weee-enforcement.ie
front of stand beside trakway each evening. Exhibitors
accumulating higher volumes of waste must make 20. VAT (VALUED ADDED TAX):
arrangements with AES (PFlanagan@aesirl.ie) in advance. The Revenue Commissioners require that the NPA provides
Failure to do so will result in fines for removal of them with certain details relating to persons not established
flammable waste or overloading of bins or skips. in the State. All Exhibitors are encouraged to co-operate fully
with Revenue officials. In line with VAT changes announced
14(b)SHEDS/TUNNELS in Finance Act 2010 in relation to the place of supply rules
• Where exhibitors contract to have sheds/tunnels erected, of certain services, VAT will no longer be levied on non-
established exhibitors in relation to the exhibition stand
the sheds/tunnels must be set in concrete. The exhibitor or exhibition badges where those exhibitors provide the
and shed/tunnel erectors must satisfy the requirements NPA with their VAT number. Instead those non-established
of the NPA Site Manager and National Construction exhibitors are obliged to account for the VAT arising in their
Regulations. All concrete and stand building materials country of establishment.
must be removed afterwards.
• Where exhibitors are laying down sand as part of their
exhibition build, sand must not be directly laid onto land.
4 A barrier between the land and sand must exist. The
exhibitor must satisfy the requirements with the NPA site
manager.
concrete, building materials, waste/litter remaining on
11(b).DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY MATTER & stand following removal of structure exhibitors erecting
ADVERTISING: SHEDS or TUNNELS must pay a refundable LITTER
DEPOSIT of €1,000 - VAT 0% on booking stand. Litter
Exhibitors are not allowed to distribute leaflets and deposit will be refunded when stand is deemed to be
advertising material of any kind anywhere within the clear of all above materials on inspection by NPA
exhibition arena, except at their own stands, and they personnel.
must not for this or any other purpose encroach upon the • If litter and stand materials are found on the exhibitor’s
alleys and open spaces, or do anything they may cause site after the event it will be cleared at exhibitor’s expense.
disruption. • Where a stand has to be cleared by NPA the cost
incurred will be invoiced to stand-holder.
11(c).SALE OF BRANDED GOODS: • LITTER CLEARANCE CERT to be requested from NPA
The distribution or sale of goods bearing the name NPA or Personnel on stand inspection.
NPA logo or any mark or motif normally associated with 15. CLADDING MUST BE FINISHED EXTERNALLY:
NPA, which may give the impression that the product has Where cladding is erected around perimeter of a stand, it is
the official approval of NPA is strictly prohibited, except imperative that it is finished EXTERNALLY as well as internally.
with the express permission of the NPA.
16. NOISE CONTROL:
11(d).COUNTERFEITS, FAKES, UNAUTHORISED OR No exhibitor shall at any time cause annoyance to his/her
PIRATED COPIES OF ANY PRODUCTS neighbouring exhibitors by using a public address, loud
The NPA do not permit the sale or display of counterfeits, music or excessive noise of any kind. Particular care to be
fakes, or unauthorized or pirated copies of any product. exercised by those exhibiting chainsaws.
This policy is to protect buyers from getting counterfeit
or unauthorized goods, and helps protect people from 17. OBSTRUCTION OF GANGWAYS OR OPEN SPACES:
copyright or trademark infringement. Any complaint in this No exhibitor shall at any time obstruct or allow to be
regard from a copyright owner or the public will be referred obstructed by his goods, or in any manner, gangways or
to the relevant authorities and/or any exhibition selling or open spaces. Any articles placed in contravention of this
displaying such products may be closed immediately regulation will be removed.
without compensation.
18. DEMONSTRATION PLOTS:
12. FUNDRAISING, COMPETITIONS & RAFFLES: No demonstration or equipment allowed on demonstration
No fundraising, raffles or competitions permitted on any plots other than that actually being used in the demonstration.
No static display allowed on demonstration plot. Actual
Exhibition stand. Exception: Free entry competition/ soil working demonstrations are not permitted on Trade
raffles and groups that have been designated by National Stand space. It is strictly forbidden to drive vehicles across
Ploughing Association following written application, competition or demonstration plots other than in the case of
assessment and approval. an exhibitor demonstrating a vehicle, tractor or implement
Failure to comply with new regulations on his allotted plot. No soil disturbance and no excavating
Should any exhibitor be found to be ‘hosting’ a fundraiser, permitted.
raffle or competition without an NPA permit - the REMOVAL OF MACHINERY from exhibition area
National Ploughing Association reserve the right to: to demonstration plots NOT PERMITTED on TUESDAY,
(a) Close down the complete exhibition stand on the spot WEDNESDAY, OR THURSDAY, 22nd – 24th SEPT.
for the duration of the championships without refunding the BETWEEN 8am & 8pm.
exhibitor the cost of the stand or loss of earnings
and/or 19. ENFORCEMENT OF THE WASTE ELECTRICAL AND
(b) Refuse entry of the exhibitor at any future National ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) AND BATTERY
Ploughing Championships. REGULATIONS:
13. SECONDHAND MACHINERY/PRODUCTS: Many everyday consumer items are electrical, such as
We regret that we cannot entertain applicants showing mobile phones, toys, drills, hairdryers and many are battery
second-hand machinery or second-hand products of any operated. There are regulations in place to ensure that such
type. equipment and batteries are managed correctly when they
become waste. Importers and retailers of such equipment
14(a)LITTER: and /or batteries have obligations under these regulations.
• Exhibitors are asked to clean their stand area daily and The EPA has a role in the enforcement of the WEEE and
deposit all rubbish to the skips located on site. battery regulations and may carry out inspections at the
• AES will collect 2 bin bags of waste during any one day event. Further information on your obligations can be found
from each exhibition stand once bags are tied and left in at www.weee-enforcement.ie
front of stand beside trakway each evening. Exhibitors
accumulating higher volumes of waste must make 20. VAT (VALUED ADDED TAX):
arrangements with AES (PFlanagan@aesirl.ie) in advance. The Revenue Commissioners require that the NPA provides
Failure to do so will result in fines for removal of them with certain details relating to persons not established
flammable waste or overloading of bins or skips. in the State. All Exhibitors are encouraged to co-operate fully
with Revenue officials. In line with VAT changes announced
14(b)SHEDS/TUNNELS in Finance Act 2010 in relation to the place of supply rules
• Where exhibitors contract to have sheds/tunnels erected, of certain services, VAT will no longer be levied on non-
established exhibitors in relation to the exhibition stand
the sheds/tunnels must be set in concrete. The exhibitor or exhibition badges where those exhibitors provide the
and shed/tunnel erectors must satisfy the requirements NPA with their VAT number. Instead those non-established
of the NPA Site Manager and National Construction exhibitors are obliged to account for the VAT arising in their
Regulations. All concrete and stand building materials country of establishment.
must be removed afterwards.
• Where exhibitors are laying down sand as part of their
exhibition build, sand must not be directly laid onto land.
4 A barrier between the land and sand must exist. The
exhibitor must satisfy the requirements with the NPA site
manager.
