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Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 6 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 23 July 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

6Complaint determined to be conduct complaintS

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[F1(1)This section applies where, or to the extent that, the Commission—

(a)determines under section 2(1A)(a) that a complaint is a conduct complaint, and

(b)proceeds to determine under section 2(4) whether the complaint is frivolous, vexatious or totally without merit and determines that it is none of these things.]

[F2(2)[F3The Commission must]

(a)remit the complaint to the relevant professional organisation to deal with (and give to the organisation any material which accompanies the conduct complaint);

(b)give notice in writing to the complainer and the practitioner by sending to each of them a copy of the determination [F4under section 2(1A)(a)] and specifying—

(i)the reasons for the determination;

(ii)that the conduct complaint is being remitted under this section for investigation and determination by the relevant professional organisation;

(iii)the relevant professional organisation to which it is being remitted;

(iv)that the relevant professional organisation is under a duty under this Act to deal with the conduct complaint.]

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