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Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 13 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

13 Application of Act to Crown.S

(1)Nothing in this Act shall—

(a)prevent Her Majesty from authenticating—

(i)a document by superscription; or

(ii) a document relating to her private estates situated or arising in Scotland in accordance with section 6 of the M1 Crown Private Estates Act 1862;

(b) prevent authentication under the M2 Writs Act 1672 of a document passing the seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be kept and used in Scotland in place of the Great Seal of Scotland formerly in use; or

(c)prevent any document mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above authenticated as aforesaid from being recorded in the Register of Sasines[F1, registered in the Land Register of Scotland] or registered for execution or preservation in the Books of Council and Session or in sheriff court books.

(2)F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)Subject to subsections (1) and (2) above, this Act binds the Crown.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 13(1)(c) inserted (11.5.2014 for specified purposes) by Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 5) , ss. 122 , 123 , sch. 3 para. 20 (with s. 121 , sch. 4 paras. 13 , 16 ); S.S.I. 2014/41 , art. 2(1)(b) (2) , sch. Pt. 2 (with arts. 3 , 4 )

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