Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

[F157KRecovery of levyS

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(1)An approving body must—

(a)secure the collection by it, from its confirmation agents or (as the case may be) will writers, of the annual general levy due by them, and

(b)pay to the Commission a sum representing the total amount which falls to be collected by it under paragraph (a) in respect of each financial year.

(2)Subsection (3) of section 27 applies in relation to any sum due under subsection (1)(b) (including interest) as its applies in relation to any sum due under subsection (2)(b) of section 27.

(3)Subsection (4) of section 27 applies in relation to any sum due under section 57J(1)(a) and (2)(a) (including interest) as its applies in relation to any sum due under subsection (1) of section 27.

(4)Subsection (3) of section 28 applies in relation to any sum due under section 57J(1)(b) and (2)(b) (including interest) as its applies in relation to any sum due under subsection (1) of section 28.

(5)For the application of sections 27(3) and (4) and 28(3) by virtue of subsections (2) to (4)—

(a)the approving body is to be regarded as the relevant professional organisation,

(b)each of its confirmation agents or (as the case may be) will writers is to be regarded—

(i)in relation to section 27(4), as an individual person falling within the relevant category,

(ii)in relation to section 28(3), as an individual practitioner of the relevant type.

(6)Section 57J(1) and (2) is subject to subsection (1).]

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