257.Paragraph 21 adjusts section 42 of the 1980 Act to incorporate authorised legal businesses. In doing so, it is necessary to add to the range of events which may trigger when the powers in the section may apply. The adjustment to section 42(2)(b) is for consistency and modernisation of language. It is not intended to change the legal effect of the provision.
Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
The data on this page is available in the alternative data formats listed:
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
