Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16)

Part 3 S Confirmation and will writing services

Chapter 1 S Confirmation services

Regulation of confirmation agents S

Prospective

96 Pretending to be authorised S

(1) A person commits an offence if the person—

(a) pretends to be a confirmation agent (or otherwise pretends to have the right to provide confirmation services under this Part), or

(b) takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying falsely that the person is a confirmation agent (or otherwise so implying that the person has the right to provide confirmation services under this Part).

(2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.