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Article 1Citation, commencement and extent#
(1)This Order may be cited as the Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2)Subject to paragraph (3) this Order extends to England and Wales only.
(3)Paragraph 2 of the Schedule extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
Schedule
Part 1 · Modifications of public general acts
The Development of Tourism Act 1969 (c. 51)
(1)
(1)The Development of Tourism Act 1969 is amended as follows.
(2)For “the Scottish Tourist Board”, wherever occurring, substitute “VisitScotland”.
(3)In section 1(3) (maximum number of members of national tourist boards), for “six”, in the second place where it occurs, substitute “eleven”.
The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
(2)In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (other disqualifying offices), in the entry relating to members of the British Tourist Authority and the English and Scottish Tourist Boards in receipt of remuneration, for “the Scottish Tourist Board” substitute “VisitScotland”.
The Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
(3)In Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 (bodies and other persons subject to general statutory duty), in Part 2–
(a)the entry relating to the Scottish Tourist Board is repealed, and
(b)after the entry relating to the Victoria and Albert Museum, insert–“• VisitScotland”
The Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 4)
(4)In section 1 of the Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984 (power of the Scottish Tourist Board to engage outside the UK in the promotion of tourism in Scotland)–
(a)in subsection (1), for “the Scottish Tourist Board” substitute “VisitScotland”, and
(b)in subsection (3)(b), for “the Scottish Tourist Board” substitute “VisitScotland”.
Part 2 · Modification of subordinate legislation
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1201)
(6)In the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001, in Part 3 of the Schedule (persons exempt in respect of any regulated activity mentioned in article 5(1)), in the entry numbered 31, for “the Scottish Tourist Board” substitute “VisitScotland”.
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