Point in time view as at 01/04/2014.
Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 13 August 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.
For the purposes of this Act, the regulatory objectives are the objectives of—
(a)supporting—
(i)the constitutional principle of the rule of law,
(ii)the interests of justice,
(b)protecting and promoting—
(i)the interests of consumers,
(ii)the public interest generally,
(c)promoting—
(i)access to justice,
(ii)competition in the provision of legal services,
(d)promoting an independent, strong, varied and effective legal profession,
(e)encouraging equal opportunities (as defined in Section L2 of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998) within the legal profession,
(f)promoting and maintaining adherence to the professional principles.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/180, art. 3, Sch.
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