1.—(1) The Documentary Evidence Act 1868 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 2 (mode of proving certain documents)–
(a)after “officer”, in the first place where it appears, there is inserted “or office-holder in the Scottish Administration”; and
(b)in paragraph (3), after “officers” there is inserted “or office-holders” and after “officer” there is inserted “or office-holder”.
(3) In section 5(1) (definition of terms)–
(a)in the definition of “Government printer”, after “Her Majesty,” there is inserted “the Queen’s Printer for Scotland,”; and
(b)in the appropriate place there is inserted ““office-holder in the Scottish Administration” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998.”.
(4) In the Schedule–
(a)in the appropriate place in column 1, there is inserted “any office-holder in the Scottish Administration”; and
(b)in the corresponding place in column 2, there is inserted “a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration”.