Explanatory note

This Order transfers to the Lord Advocate the following functions of the Treasury which are carried out by its officer, the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, namely:—

(a) paying, receiving and auditing any sums of money in respect of the salaries of the Scottish Law Officers of the Crown; the salaries and expenses of the Lord Advocate's Department, the Crown Office, the Procurator Fiscal Service, the expenses and fees connected with Crown prosecutions and the expenditure on legal services for Government Departments and on certain other legal services; and

(b) the receipt and audit of fines and fixed penalties which are collected by the Clerk of the District Court and are payable into the Exchequer or Consolidated Fund.

The remaining provisions of the Order are consequential.