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

Prospective

Schedule 3 S Minor and consequential modifications of enactments

Part 4 S Miscellaneous modifications of the 1980 Act etc.

The Client Protection Fund S

31 (1) The 2010 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 24 (choice of arrangements)—

(a) in subsection (2), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”,

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”,

(c) in subsection (4), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”.

(3) In section 25 (compensation rules: general), in subsection (3), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”.

(4) In section 26 (more about compensation arrangements), subsection (3)—

(a) for “the Guarantee” substitute “the Client Protection”,

(b) for “Scottish Solicitors Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”.

(5) In section 33 (reporting to Law Society)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”,

(b) in subsection (2)(b), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”,

(c) in subsection (5), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”.

(6) In section 34 (steps open to Society), in subsection (4)(a), for “Guarantee” substitute “Client Protection”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 31 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 103(3)