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

United Kingdom

(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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 1(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (29.3.2007 in relation to E.W., 1.4.2007 in relation to S.) by Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1103), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 4(a); Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 15), s. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(a); S.S.I. 2007/47, art. 2
F2: S. 1(2) repealed (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 21, Sch. 9 (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, arts. 2(1), 3.
F3: Word in s. 1(3)(b) substituted (E.W.S.) (29.3.2007 in relation to E.W., 1.4.2007 in relation to S.) by Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1103), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 4(b); Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 15), s. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(b); S.S.I. 2007/47, art. 2

Marginal citations

M1: 1969 c. 51.
M2: 1969 c. 51.