Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990

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23 Interpretation of sections 16 to 22.S

In sections 16 to 22 of this Act and this section, except where the context otherwise requires—

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[F2 “ complainer ” means the person who made the complaint and, where the complaint was made by the person on behalf of another person, includes that other person; ]
[F3 “ conveyancing practitioner ” means a person registered under section 17 in the register of conveyancing practitioners; ]
“conveyancing services” means the preparation of writs, contracts and other documents in connection with the transfer of heritable property and loans secured over such property, and services ancillary thereto[F4, including (in the case of independent conveyancing practitioners) relevant notarial services], but does not include any services—

(a)relating to the arranging of a loan; or

(b)falling within section 1(1)(a) of the M1Estate Agents Act 1979;

[F5 “ the Council ” means the Council of the Law Society of Scotland; ]
[F6 “ the court ” means the Court of Session; ]
“executry practitioner” means a person registered under section 18 in the register of executry practitioners;
“executry services” means the drawing and preparation of papers on which to found or oppose an application for a grant of confirmation of executors and services in connection with the administration, ingathering, distribution and winding up of the estate of a deceased person by executors, but does not include anything which constitutes [F7carrying on a regulated activity within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000];
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[F9 “ independent conveyancing practitioner ” means a conveyancing practitioner whose entry in the register of conveyancing practitioners has been annotated to that effect under section 17(1B); ]
“practitioner” means an executry practitioner or a [F10conveyancing practitioner];
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“ relevant notarial services ” means the functions exercisable by independent conveyancing practitioners by virtue of section 14(1) and (2) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4). ]
[F14 “ the Tribunal ” means the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal; ]
[F14 “ unsatisfactory professional conduct ” has the meaning given (as respects a conveyancing practitioner or, as the case may be, an executry practitioner) by section 46 of the 2007 Act ]