SCOTTISH COMPANIES 
300 
of two witnesses in the following terms, which must be 
actually written by the Justice of the Peace or Notary Public 
himself: 
By authority of the above-named and designed , 
who declares that he cannot write on account of 
y A, Notary Public (or, Justice 
of the Peace for the County of ) subscribe 
these presents for him, he having authorised me for 
that purpose and the same having been previously read 
over to him all in presence of the witnesses hereto 
subscribing who subscribe this docquet in testimony of 
their having heard and seen authority given to me as 
aforesaid and heard these presents read over to the said 
[Sioned 
Notary Public 
(or, Justice of the Peace). 
(Two witnesses, who should add their designations). 
Although the use of the common form of transfer (see Testing 
Form 16) is now practically universal in Scotland, it may Clause. 
prove interesting to secretaries to give the following clause 
(called the testing clause), whereby certain special forms of 
transfer require to be authenticated, if executed in Scotland: 
In witness whereof, these presents [consisting of this and 
the preceding pages written by on 
pages duly stamped] are subscribed by the said 4.B. 
(the party) at the day of 
One thousand nine hundred and year, in 
presence of these witnesses, C.D. and E.F. (designing 
them). 
4.B. 
Signed) 
C.D., witness 
EF. witness 
Powers of attorney and other Scottish legal documents Registration 
may be registered in the Books of Council and Session in of 
Edinburgh, where the originals are preserved. The produc- Documents. 
tion of an ‘Extract Registered’ copy from the books men- 
tioned of a power of attorney, a deed of assumption, or a 
minute of resignation, or other legal instrument, is equivales’ 
to the exhibition of the deed itself. 
The Scots law as to debentures requires special atten- Dabentures. 
tion in view of the great differences which exist between the 
laws of England and Scotland in this respect.