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Section 195

SCHEDULE 20SAmendments in relation to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5)

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes

Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46)S

1(1)The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 is amended as follows.S

(2)In section 3A(5), omit paragraphs (a) and (ad).

(3)In section 15(2)—

(a)in paragraph (e), for “38” substitute “ 62A ”, and

(b)omit paragraph (j).

(4)In section 20(2), omit “, 53A(2)(ba)”.

(5)In section 24C(2)—

(a)in paragraph (d), for “38” substitute “ 62A ”, and

(b)omit paragraph (i).

(6)In section 34, omit subsections (4), (4C) and (4D).

(7)Omit sections 38, 39, 42A and 42B.

(8)In section 42C—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)omit paragraphs (a) and (c),

(ii)omit “to the solicitor or his firm or”, and

(iii)omit “or, where” to the end,

(b)in subsection (2), in paragraphs (a) and (b) omit (in each place) “solicitor, firm or”,

(c)in subsection (3)—

(i)in paragraph (a), omit “the solicitor or his firm or, as the case may be,”,

(ii)in paragraph (b), omit “of which the solicitor” to “be,”,

(d)in subsection (4), omit (in each place) “38,”, and

(e)omit subsection (5).

(9)In section 51—

(a)in subsection (2)—

(i)omit “a solicitor may have been guilty” to “Fund) or”, and

(ii)omit “or a solicitor” to “services”, and

(b)omit subsection (2A).

(10)In section 52, in subsection (2)(aa) omit “42A(7) or”.

(11)In section 53, omit subsections (3), (10) and (11).

(12)Omit sections 53A, 53B and 53C.

(13)In section 54, omit subsections (1), (2B) and (2C).

(14)In section 55, omit subsection (8).

(15)Omit section 56A.

(16)In section 62A, in subsections (1) and (2) omit (in each place) “38,”.

(17)In section 65—

(a)in subsection (1), omit the definition of “inadequate professional services”, and

(b)omit subsection (5).

(18)In Part 2 of Schedule 3, in paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3) omit (in each place) “38,”.

(19)In Part 2 of Schedule 4—

(a)in paragraph 9(a) and (b), omit (in each place) “or, as the case may be, of provision of inadequate professional services”,

(b)in paragraph 16, omit sub-paragraphs (f) and (g), and

(c)in paragraph 23, omit “, 42A(7)”.

(20)In the side-note to section 62A, omit “38,”.

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40)S

2SIn the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, omit section 33.

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