Part I

The Tourist Authority and the Tourist Boards

Establishment of British Tourist Authority, English Tourist Board, Scottish Tourist Board and Wales Tourist Board and Scottish Tourist Board.
1
1
For the purposes of this Act there shall be established fourthree bodies to be known respectively as the British Tourist Authority, the English Tourist Board, VisitScotland and the Wales Tourist Board.
2
The British Tourist Authority shall consist of—
a
a chairman and not more than five other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade; and
b
the chairman of the English Tourist Board, the chairman of VisitScotland and the chairman of the Wales Tourist Board a person appointed by the National Assembly for Wales.
3
The English Tourist Board shall consist of a chairman and not more than six other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade,Trade and VisitScotland shall consist of a chairman and not more than six other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Wales Tourist Board shall consist of a chairman and not more than eleven other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Wales.
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5
Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect in relation to each of the bodies established by this section.
6
In this Act “Tourist Board” means any of the bodies established by this section, and “the relevant Minister” means, in relation to the British Tourist Authority and the English Tourist Board, the Secretary of State for Trade,Trade and in relation to VisitScotland , the Secretary of State for Scotland and, in relation to the Wales Tourist Board, the Secretary of State for Wales.
Words substituted by virtue of
S.I. 1970/1537
,
arts. 2(1)
,
7(4)
,
Sch. 2 para. 12
and 1974/692 arts. 2(1), 5(3), Sch. 1 Pt. III
S. 1(3)(6): modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672 , art. 2 , Sch. 1
S. 1(4) repealed by House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) , Sch. 3
Words in s. 1 heading substituted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(5)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Word in s. 1(1) substituted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(1)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Words in s. 1(1) substituted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(1)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Words in s. 1(2)(b) substituted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(2)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Words in s. 1(3) substituted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(a)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Words in s. 1(3) omitted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by virtue of
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(b)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Words in s. 1(6) substituted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(4)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Words in s. 1(6) omitted (E.W.) (23.11.2005) by virtue of
Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225)
,
art. 1(1)
,
Sch. 1 para. 1(4)
(with
art. 3(1)
)
Word in s. 1(3) substituted (E.W.) (29.3.2007) by Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1103) , art. 1(1) , Sch. para. 1(3) and substituted for (S.) (1.4.2007) by Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 15), ss. 2, 5(1); S.S.I. 2007/47, art. 2
Words in Act substituted (E.W.) (29.3.2007) by Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1103), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(2) and words substituted (S.) (1.4.2007) by Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 15), ss. 1(2), 5(1); S.S.I. 2007/47, art. 2