Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025

102 Interpretation S

(1) In this Act—

• “1980 Act” means the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980,

• “1990 Act” means the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990,

• “2007 Act” means the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007,

• “2010 Act” means the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010.

(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “accredited regulator” has the meaning given in section 28(8),

• “advocate” means a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates,

• “ALB rules” is to be construed in accordance with section 41(1),

• “approved regulator of licensed providers” is to be construed in accordance with Part 2 of the 2010 Act,

• “Association of Construction Attorneys” means the private limited company, company number SC344543, that has acquired rights of audience for its members by virtue of having an application under section 25 of the 1990 Act granted under section 26 of that Act,

• “authorised legal business” is to be construed in accordance with section 39(14)(a),

• “category 1 regulator” (and cognate expressions) means a body that regulates the provision of legal services and which has been assigned as a category 1 regulator in or under section 7,

• “category 2 regulator” (and cognate expressions) means a body that regulates the provision of legal services and which has been assigned as or deemed a category 2 regulator in or under section 7,

• “the Commission” means the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission,

• “the independent advisory panel of the Commission” is the independent advisory panel established by the Commission under paragraph 11A of schedule 1 of the 2007 Act,

• “Law Society” means the Law Society of Scotland,

• “legal services provider” has the meaning given in section 5(4),

• “licensed legal services provider” (and “licensed provider”) is to be construed in accordance with Part 2 of the 2010 Act,

• “Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session,

• “regulatory functions” in relation to a regulator, means its functions as a regulatory authority described in section 6,

• “solicitor” is to be construed in accordance with section 65(1) of the 1980 Act.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 102 in force at 28.6.2025, see s. 103(2)