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.
For travel to New Zealand, Fiji or Cook Islands a passport is required; however a Visa is not required for short tourist stays. If traveling to New Zealand, the Department of Immigration (New Zealand) requires your passport to be valid for 3 months beyond your travel return date. A New Zealand Visa is not required. For Fiji, the Department of Immigration (Fiji) requires that you have 6 months validity on your passport beyond your travel dates.