Question reference: S4W-26769
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 20 July 2015
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 August 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-26180 by Michael Matheson on 15 July 2015, whether if it will make arrangements for affidavit administration on islands where there are no resident justices of the peace (JP), no resident notaries public and no JP court.
Answer
Given the relatively low volume of affidavit administration business, the Scottish Government currently has no plans to make arrangements for affidavit administration on islands where there are no resident justices of the peace, no resident notaries public and no JP court.