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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/16/section/149/enacted</dc:identifier><dc:title>Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010</dc:title><dc:subject>Legal services</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legal aid and advice</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Typing services</dc:subject><dc:subject>Performance indicators</dc:subject><dc:publisher>King's Printer for Scotland</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2017-10-06</dc:modified>
					
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<Text>In this Act (unless the context otherwise requires)—</Text>
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<Text>“the <Abbreviation Expansion="Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 c. 47">1986 Act</Abbreviation>” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986,</Text>
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<Text>“the <Abbreviation Expansion="Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 c. 40">1990 Act</Abbreviation>” means the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990,</Text>
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<Text>“the <Abbreviation Expansion="Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 asp 5">2007 Act</Abbreviation>” means the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007,</Text>
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<Text>“<Abbreviation Expansion="Faculty of Advocates">Faculty</Abbreviation>” means Faculty of Advocates,</Text>
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<Text>“<Abbreviation Expansion="Law Society of Scotland">Law Society</Abbreviation>” means Law Society of Scotland,</Text>
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<Text>“<Abbreviation Expansion="Lord President of the Court of Session">Lord President</Abbreviation>” means Lord President of the Court of Session,</Text>
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<Text>“<Abbreviation Expansion="Office of Fair Trading">OFT</Abbreviation>” means Office of Fair Trading.</Text>
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<Text>In this Act (unless the context otherwise requires)—</Text>
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<Text>the following expressions are to be construed in accordance with section 65(1) (interpretation) of the 1980 Act—</Text>
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<Text>“registered European lawyer”,</Text>
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<Text>Schedule 9 is an index of expressions introduced for—</Text>
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