{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visitor-levy-scotland-act-2024/section-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visitor-levy-scotland-act-2024/section-15.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2024/8",
  "legislation_title": "Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visitor-levy-scotland-act-2024",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Publicity for introduction of scheme",
  "text": "(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of its decision to introduce a VL scheme, the local authority must—\n(a) notify the Scottish Ministers of its decision to introduce a VL scheme, and\n(b) publicise—\n(i) its decision to introduce a VL scheme, and\n(ii) the proposed date on which the VL scheme is to come into force.\n(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about how local authorities must publicise the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(b).\n(3) Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to the negative procedure.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 79(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 15 in force at 20.9.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/231, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/8/section/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:08.798767+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}