Explanatory Notes

Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

2010 asp 10

3 June 2010

The Act - Background

Part 3: Publication of Acts and Instruments

Section 40 - Preservation of official prints of Acts of the Scottish Parliament

92.This section requires the Clerk of the Parliament to send the official print of each ASP to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland who is required to preserve it.

93.This section replicates article 3(4). The express duty imposed on the Keeper by subsection (2) to preserve the official print is new; it has hitherto been implied.