Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 8)

Prospective

Schedule 1 S Law Society of Scotland

Part 2 S Regulation of legal businesses

Complaints S

33 (1) Part 2 of schedule 4 of the 1980 Act (procedure and powers of Tribunal) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 9, for “incorporated practice” in each place it occurs substitute “authorised legal business”.

(3) In paragraph 10, for “incorporated practice” substitute “authorised legal business”.

(4) In paragraph 16—

(a) in paragraph (c), for “incorporated practice” substitute “authorised legal business”,

(b) in paragraph (d), for “incorporated practice” substitute “authorised legal business”,

(c) after paragraph (e), insert—

“(ea) ordering that the authorisation of a legal business to provide legal services be withdrawn or subject to conditions, or”,

(d) in the closing words, after “53(6A)” insert “or (6AA)”.

(5) In paragraph 23, in paragraph (cb)(ii), for “, the firm of solicitors or, as the case may be, the incorporated practice” substitute “or the authorised legal business”.

(6) In paragraph 25, for “, the firm of solicitors or, as the case may be, the incorporated practice,” substitute “or the authorised legal business,”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 33 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 103(3)