Property and liabilities of the Lord Advocate and the First Minister.

1 Property may be held by the Lord Advocate by that name. 2 Property acquired by or transferred to the Lord Advocate shall belong to, and liabilities incurred by the Lord Advocate shall be liabilities of, the Lord Advocate for the time being. 3 In relation to property to be acquired by or transferred to, or belonging to, the Lord Advocate or liabilities incurred by the Lord Advocate, references to the Lord Advocate— 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 Any rights and liabilities acquired or incurred by the First Minister shall be rights or (as the case may be) liabilities of the First Minister for the time being.