6.—(1) On the LO-date, any interest of the Lord Advocate to which this paragraph applies in civil proceedings pending before any court or tribunal immediately before that date shall transfer to, and become exercisable by, the Advocate General.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any interest of the Lord Advocate in civil proceedings, whether as a party or otherwise and whether in pursuance of the Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857(1) or otherwise, other than any interest of his derived from his position as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
1857 c. 44. Relevant amendments are made to the 1857 Act by the Scotland Act 1993, Schedule 8, paragraph 2.