(1)In this Act, the “Keeper” means the Keeper of the Records of Scotland; but when carrying out any function in relation to the Register, the Keeper is to be known as the Keeper of the Scottish Register of Tartans.
(2)Any document or other physical thing in relation to which the Keeper's duty of care and preservation under section 4(2)(b) applies is not to be treated as a record for the purposes of sections 8 to 12 of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 43) (functions of the Keeper and others in relation to records transmitted to the Keeper).
(3)Any functions transferred to and vested in the Keeper under section 1(3) of the Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57) (functions with regard to the preservation of the public registers, records and rolls of Scotland) are not to be exercisable in relation to the Register.