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  3. Property and liabilities of the Scottish Ministers.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandConstitution

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

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1 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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