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Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025
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47(1)The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/50) is amended as follows.
(2)In schedule A1 (offences which must be disclosed subject to exceptions)—
(a) after paragraph 32B (insolvency), insert—
Legal professions etc.
32CAn offence under the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.
32DAn offence under either of the following provisions of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010—
(a)section 73(2) (offence of concealing disqualification),
(b)section 74 (offence of pretending to be licensed).
32EAn offence under any of the following provisions of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025—
(a)section 31(1) (offence of pretending to have acquired rights),
(b)section 39(5) (offence of owning or operating a legal business without authorisation),
(c)section 40(1) (offence of pretending to be an authorised legal business),
(d)section 90(1) (offence of taking or using the title of lawyer),
(e)section 91(1) (offence of pretending to be a regulated provider of legal services),
(f)section 92(1) (offence of pretending to be a member of the Faculty of Advocates).”,
(b)paragraph 44D (solicitors) and the heading immediately preceding it are revoked.
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