Scotland has banknotes issued by three banks, Clydesdale, Bank of Scotland and Royal Bank of Scotland and these are not legal tender anywhere except Scotland although you may get away with spending them in London and one or two other large cities.
1. Many countries require a passport to be valid for six months. Sometimes these six months are counted from the date of departure, or from the date of entrance. Even though some of these countries only legally allow you to stay for 30 days or three months.. Yes, but it's not NZ insisting that our passports be valid for 6 months more, it's the countries we're visiting. NZ requires visiting people to have 1 month free after the tourist visa expires. It differs from country to country.
All travelers will need a passport valid for at least 90 days following your departure date from Malaysia. However, we strongly recommend traveling with 6 months validity on your passport at all times.