http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/20-21/44/section/1Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857An Act to regulate the Institution of Suits at the Instance of the Crown and the Public Departments in the Courts of Scotland.1978-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2020-06-01Expert Participation2020-04-01 1Every action, suit, or proceeding to be instituted in Scotland on the behalf of or against Her Majesty, or in the interest of the Crown (including the Scottish Administration), or on the behalf of or against any public department, may be lawfully raised in the name and at the instance of or directed against the appropriate Law Officer as acting under this Act.Words in s. 1 inserted (20.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(a); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 4Words in s. 1 substituted (20.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(b); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 4