Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 79(3) of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Legal Profession
Made
2014
Coming into force
2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(2) of and paragraph 2(7) of schedule 1 to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 79(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1. This Order may be cited as the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) Amendment Order 2014 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2. Paragraph 2 of schedule 1 to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 is amended as follows—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “11” substitute “8”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (3), for “6” substitute “4”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (4) for “5” substitute “4”.
Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
Date
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes certain changes to the number and composition of the membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission.
2007 asp 5. Section 79(3) was amended by section 145(2) of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 asp 16.