Part II The Scottish Administration
Property and liabilities
I161 Property and liabilities of the Lord Advocate and the First Minister.
1
Property may be held by the Lord Advocate by that name.
2
Property acquired by or transferred to the Lord Advocate shall belong to, and liabilities incurred by the Lord Advocate shall be liabilities of, the Lord Advocate for the time being.
3
In relation to property to be acquired by or transferred to, or belonging to, the Lord Advocate or liabilities incurred by the Lord Advocate, references to the Lord Advocate—
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
Any rights and liabilities acquired or incurred by the First Minister shall be rights or (as the case may be) liabilities of the First Minister for the time being.