Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984.

1984 CHAPTER 4

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:—

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

(1) ^M1 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of section 2 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969, the powers of [^F1 VisitScotland ^F1] 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(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) ^M2 prevent [^F3 VisitScotland ^F3] from acting on behalf of the Authority as mentioned in section 2(3) of the Development of Tourism Act 1969.

2 Finance.

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.

3 Short 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.

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)

in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

defined term

Defined term

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Defined term (alternative style)

footnote	commentary	related provisions	geo extent	insert/omit
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		substituted: England, Wales and Scotland	substituted
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 .	this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.		repealed
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		substituted: England, Wales and Scotland	substituted
M1	1969 c. 51 .
M2	1969 c. 51 .

Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984.

1984 CHAPTER 4

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

2 Finance.

3 Short title and commencement.

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