Explanatory Notes

Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 8

27 June 2025

Background

Schedule 1 – Law Society of Scotland

Part 2 – Regulation of legal businesses

Distribution of sums in client bank account

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.