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Public Records (Scotland) Act 1809
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15 For rendering the register of the great seal complete and authoritative; and transmitting thereof to the General Register House. U.K.
And whereas it is of great importance that the record of writs passing under the great seal, and which is kept by the Director of Chancery, should be in all respects complete, authentic, and authoritative; and that an Act of sederunt touching that record was passed by the lords of council and session on the eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and eight, to which it is expedient to give the force and effect of a public law: the Keeper of the Great Seal or his deputies, instead of delivering the sealed charters or other writs to the persons by whom these have been expede, shall forthwith deliver the same, together with the warrants thereof, to the Director of Chancery or his deputy, by whom, after making the proper entries of the sealing in the record, the writs shall be delivered respectively to the persons by whom they shall have been expede; [F1and the aforesaid warrants, together with the register in which the relative writs have been recorded, shall be transferred for preservation from the Chancery Department to the Record Department of H.M. General Register House from time to time as the Keeper of the Registers and Records of Scotland may deem proper.]
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F1Words substituted by S.R. & O.1932/148 (Rev. III, p. 655: 1932, p. 140)
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C1Functions of Director of Chancery now exercisable by Keeper of the Registers of Scotland: Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928 (c. 34), s. 7, S.R. & O. 1932/148 (Rev. III, p. 655: 1932, p. 140) and Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57), s. 1(2)
C2Functions of Keeper of the Great Seal now exercisable by Keeper of the Registers of Scotland: Secretary for Scotland Act 1885 (c. 61), s. 8, Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928 (c. 34), s. 7, S.R. & O. 1932/148 (Rev. III, p. 655: 1932, p. 140) and Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57), s. 1(2)
C3Functions of Keeper of the Registers and Records of Scotland now exercisable by Keeper of the Registers of Scotland: Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57), s. 1(2)
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