The Registers of Scotland (Information and Access, etc.) Miscellaneous Amendment Order 2022

Writs Execution (Scotland) Act 1877

3.—(1) The Writs Execution (Scotland) Act 1877(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In section 5 (extracts of deeds registered in the Books of Council and Session, and Register of Sasines)—

(a) for “be impressed with” substitute “bear”,

(b) omit “to be kept in the respective offices”.

(3) In section 7 (extracts and transmission of records of Books of Council and Session)—

(a) omit “, in terms of the twelfth section of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1809,”,

(b) for “be impressed with” substitute “bear”,

(c) omit “to be kept in the office”.

(1)

1877 c. 40. The functions of Keeper of the General Register of Sasines and of the Lord Clerk Register as Keeper of the Records, Registers and Rolls for Scotland are now exercisable by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland by virtue of the Lord Clerk Register (Scotland) Act 1879 (c. 44), section 6; the Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928 (c. 34), section 5 and the Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57), section 1(2). Section 7 was amended by the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924 (c. 57), section 10(7).