# Development of Tourism Act 1969, Section 1: Establishment of British Tourist Authority, English Tourist Board, Scottish Tourist Board and Wales Tourist Boardand Scottish Tourist Board.


(1) For the purposes of this Act there shall be established fourthree bodies to be known respectively as the British Tourist Authority, the English Tourist Board, VisitScotland and the Wales Tourist Board.
(2) The British Tourist Authority shall consist of—
(a) a chairman and not more than five other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade; and
(b) the chairman of the English Tourist Board, the chairman of VisitScotland and the chairman of the Wales Tourist Boarda person appointed by the National Assembly for Wales.
(3) The English Tourist Board shall consist of a chairman and not more than six other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade,Trade and VisitScotland shall consist of a chairman and not more than six other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Wales Tourist Board shall consist of a chairman and not more than eleven other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Wales.
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(5) Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect in relation to each of the bodies established by this section.
(6) In this Act “Tourist Board” means any of the bodies established by this section, and “the relevant Minister” means, in relation to the British Tourist Authority and the English Tourist Board, the Secretary of State for Trade,Trade and in relation to VisitScotland , the Secretary of State for Scotland and, in relation to the Wales Tourist Board, the Secretary of State for Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/51/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/development-of-tourism-act-1969/section-1
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