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3.—(1) As soon as possible after the Clerk of the Parliament has written on an Act of the Scottish Parliament the date of Royal Assent in accordance with section 28(4) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Clerk shall number it in accordance with article 4 and shall write that number on the Act.
(2) The print of the Act on which that date and number are written shall be known as the official print of the Act.
(3) The Clerk shall make a copy of the official print of the Act which he shall certify as a true copy. The Clerk shall send that copy to the Queen’s Printer for Scotland who–
(a)shall, as soon as possible after receiving it, cause copies of it to be printed and sold by or under her authority; and
(b)may make other arrangements for its publication.
(4) The Clerk shall send the official print of the Act to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.
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