Part II The Scottish Administration

Property and liabilities

I161 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.