Environment Minister Alex Attwood was pleased to see the law formalised.

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Alex was the first person to set foot on the island in Norwegian waters, so under international law was able to claim it.

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Alex Hogg, chairman of The Scottish Gamekeepers Association said both gamekeepers had acted in good faith and within the law.

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Alex Salmond has been holding cross-party talks in an effort to find a solution that would work under Scots law.

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Alex Neil (SNP) asked the first minister whether the Scottish Executive plans to introduce legislation to amend the current law on rape.

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