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(1)In section 9 (removal of name from roll on request) of the 1980 Act—
(a)the existing text becomes subsection (1),
(b)in subsection (1) (as so numbered), the words from “on” to “hand,” are repealed,
(c)after subsection (1) (as so numbered) insert—
“(2)But the Council are required to remove the name or annotation only if they are satisfied that—
(a)the solicitor has made adequate arrangements with respect to the business which the solicitor then has in hand, and
(b)it is otherwise appropriate to do so.”.
(2)In section 12C (removal of name from register on request) of the 1980 Act—
(a)the existing text becomes subsection (1),
(b)in subsection (1) (as so numbered), the words from “, on” to “hand,” are repealed,
(c)after subsection (1) (as so numbered) insert—
“(2)But the Council are required to remove the name or annotation only if they are satisfied that—
(a)the solicitor has made adequate arrangements with respect to the business which the solicitor then has in hand, and
(b)it is otherwise appropriate to do so.”.
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