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.
Please check with the Embassies of the countries you are travelling to for the most up to date information. You will need to have 6 months validity in your passport after your date of return and we recommend that you have some blank pages in your passport for entry/exit stamps. Children need their own passports. If you are applying for a new passport, please leave adequate time to action your application. Please be aware that if you are applying for your first British Citizen passport, you may be required to attend interviews prior to the passport being issued. For this reason, we would advise all passengers in this situation to allow a minimum of 6 weeks to obtain their passports.