Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

41Power by regulations to amend duties and powers of CommissionS

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(1)The Scottish Ministers may, after consulting—

(a)the Commission;

[F1(aa)the independent advisory panel established under paragraph 11A of schedule 1,]

(b)the relevant professional organisations;

(c)such other persons or groups of persons as they consider appropriate,

by regulations modify the provisions of this Part for the purposes of adjusting the duties imposed, or the powers conferred, by it on the Commission (including imposing new duties or conferring new powers).

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may contain such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of that subsection (including modification of any enactment, instrument or document).

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