Part II The Scottish Administration

Property and liabilities

59 Property and liabilities of the Scottish Ministers.

1

Property may be held by the Scottish Ministers by that name.

2

Property acquired by or transferred to the Scottish Ministers shall belong to, and liabilities incurred by the Scottish Ministers shall be liabilities of, the Scottish Ministers for the time being.

3

In relation to property to be acquired by or transferred to, or belonging to, the Scottish Ministers or liabilities incurred by the Scottish Ministers, references to the Scottish Ministers—

a

in any title recorded in the Register of Sasines or registered in the Land Register of Scotland, or

b

in any other document,

shall be read in accordance with subsection (2).

4

A document shall be validly executed by the Scottish Ministers if it is executed by any member of the Scottish Executive.