http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/12/section/90/enactedVictims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025King's Printer for Scotland2025-11-11 Part 7Chapter 3 90 1 A record of the Sexual Offences Court is authenticated by being signed by— a a Judge of the Sexual Offences Court, or b the Clerk of the Sexual Offences Court. 2 A record authenticated in accordance with subsection (1), or a certified copy of such a record or of an extract of such a record, is sufficient evidence of the facts recorded in the record. 3 The Sexual Offences Court may keep (and produce) records in electronic form. 4 For the purposes of this section, a reference to a record or a copy of a record being signed or, as the case may be, certified, includes a reference to the record or copy being authenticated by means of— a an electronic signature, or b such other means of authentication as may be specified for that purpose by act of adjournal. 5 Before making an act of adjournal under subsection (4)(b), the High Court of Justiciary must consult the Keeper of the Records of Scotland. 6 In this section— “certified copy” means a copy certified by the Clerk of the Sexual Offences Court as a true copy, “electronic signature” is to be construed in accordance with section 7(2) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, but includes a version of an electronic signature which is reproduced on a paper document, “record” means any interlocutor, decree, minute or other document by which the proceedings and decisions of the Sexual Offences Court are recorded.