Explanatory Notes

Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010

2010 asp 16

9 November 2010

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – Regulation of Licensed Legal Services

Chapter 1 – Approved Regulators
Compensation arrangements
Section 25 – Compensation rules: general

53.This section sets out the rules that approved regulators must have about the compensation option chosen under section 24. If an approved regulator chooses to set up its own fund, the compensation rules must set out:

54.If the Guarantee Fund is to be used by an approved regulator, the compensation rules must require licensed providers to contribute to it.