# The Wafer Scottish Seal Directions 1999, Section 2: Citation, commencement and interpretation


In these Directions –
“document” means–
(a) Letters Patent signed with Her Majesty’s own hand signifying Her Assent to a Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament; and
(b) a royal proclamation under section 2(5) or 3(2) of the Scotland Act 1998;
“the Scottish Seal” means Her Majesty’s Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be kept and used in Scotland in place of the Great Seal of Scotland; and
“Wafer Scottish Seal” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of these Directions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/1999/130/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wafer-scottish-seal-directions-1999/section-2
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