Further to the answer to question S1W-27519 by Patricia Ferguson on 8 August 2002, where a statute imposes a duty on a minister to make a s…

Answered Asked by Irene McGugan SNP Lodged 2 Sep 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27519 by Patricia Ferguson on 8 August 2002, where a statute imposes a duty on a minister to make a statement concerning the identity of a person to whom entitled rights and official authority have been transferred, and that identity must include the identity of any principal shareholders on that date, whether this form of statutory statement must bear a subscription, the name of the subscriber and the date of the subscription, to be in lawful order.

The answer

Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 12 Sep 2002 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

Where a statute imposes a duty on a minister to make a statement concerning the identity of a person to whom entitled rights and official authority have been transferred, the issue of whether this form of statutory statement must be subscribed would be determined by reference to the terms and context of the statutory provision in question.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-28801 by reference.