Paragraph 1
The Documentary Evidence Act 1868 is amended as follows.
In section 2 (mode of proving certain documents)–
after “officer”, in the first place where it appears, there is inserted “or office-holder in the Scottish Administration”; and
in paragraph (3), after “officers” there is inserted “or office-holders” and after “officer” there is inserted “or office-holder”.
In section 5(1) (definition of terms)–
in the definition of “Government printer”, after “Her Majesty,” there is inserted “the Queen’s Printer for Scotland,”; and
in the appropriate place there is inserted ““office-holder in the Scottish Administration” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998.”.
In the Schedule–
in the appropriate place in column 1, there is inserted “any office-holder in the Scottish Administration”; and
in the corresponding place in column 2, there is inserted “a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration”.