Question reference: S4W-25965
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 4 June 2015
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) on which islands and (b) in which rural areas affidavit administration services are not available because of an absence of JPs, and what arrangements it is putting in place to resolve this.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the difficulties on some islands and remote rural areas if there is not a local Justice of the Peace available to sign affidavits. Affidavits can also be signed by notary publics, although there may be a charge for this.