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Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984.

1984 c. 4 · Enacted 13 March 1984 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to enable the Scottish Tourist Board to carry on abroad activities to promote tourism to and within Scotland.

[13th March 1984]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. 1Power of the Scottish Tourist Board to engage outside the UK in the promotion of tourism in Scotland.
  2. 2Finance.
  3. 3Short title and commencement.

1Power of the Scottish Tourist Board to engage outside the UK in the promotion of tourism in Scotland.

(1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of section 2 of the M1Development of Tourism Act 1969, the powers of F1VisitScotland under the other provisions of section 2 of that Act shall include the power to carry on any activities outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of encouraging people to visit Scotland.

F2(2)

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(3)

Nothing in this section shall—

(a)

affect the power of the British Tourist Authority to carry on any activities outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of encouraging people to visit Scotland; or

(b)

prevent F3VisitScotland from acting on behalf of the Authority as mentioned in section 2(3) of the M2Development of Tourism Act 1969.

2Finance.

There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under the provisions of the Development of Tourism Act 1969.

3Short title and commencement.

This Act may be cited as the Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984 and shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.