Part 2Regulation of licensed legal services
Chapter 1Approved regulators
Change of regulator
44Step-in by Ministers
1
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision which establishes a body with a view to its becoming an approved regulator.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision which allows them to act as an approved regulator in such circumstances as the regulations may prescribe.
3
Regulations under subsection (2) may provide for this Part to apply with or subject to such modifications as the regulations may specify.
4
No regulations are to be made under subsection (1) or (2)—
a
without the Lord President’s agreement, and
b
unless the Scottish Ministers believe that their intervention under this section is necessary, as a last resort, in order to ensure that the provision of legal services by licensed providers is regulated effectively.