Scottish Government

1. This document invites your views about the changes proposed for inclusion in the Tourism (Scotland) Bill. These changes are intended to put the VisitScotland integrated tourism network onto a permanent legal footing. The changes proposed are:

• Changing the legal name of the Scottish Tourist Board to VisitScotland

• Removing the requirement in the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1994 that "there shall be Area Tourist Boards"

• Abolishing the current 2 Network Area Tourist Boards (the temporary means by which the integrated tourism network was established in April 2005) to create VisitScotland as a single legal entity.

• Increasing the limit on the size of the VisitScotland Board from 7 members to a maximum of 12 members