Scotland Act 1998
Property and liabilities of the Scottish Ministers.
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 59
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 Property may be held by the Scottish Ministers by that name. 2 Property acquired by or transferred to the Scottish Ministers shall belong to, and liabilities incurred by the Scottish Ministers shall be liabilities of, the Scottish Ministers for the time being. 3 In relation to property to be acquired by or transferred to, or belonging to, the Scottish Ministers or liabilities incurred by the Scottish Ministers, references to the Scottish Ministers— a in any title recorded in the Register of Sasines or registered in the Land Register of Scotland, or b in any other document, shall be read in accordance with subsection (2). 4 A document shall be validly executed by the Scottish Ministers if it is executed by any member of the Scottish Government .
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Scotland Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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