Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980

The Roll

7 Keeping the roll

(1) The Council shall continue to be the registrar of solicitors and shall keep at the office of their secretary a roll of solicitors (in this Act referred to as " the roll ").

(2) The roll shall consist of the names in alphabetical order of all solicitors entered on it in accordance with section 8.

(3) Any person may inspect the roll during office hours without payment.

8 Entry in roll

(1) On production to the Council of an order under section 6 admitting a person as a solicitor and directing that his name be entered on the roll the Council shall enter the name of that person on the roll.

(2) Any solicitor whose name is entered on the roll (in this Act referred to as " an enrolled solicitor ") shall, on such enrolment, inform the Council in writing of the address of his place of business, and shall on any change of that address, inform them in writing of his new address.

(3) The Council shall issue a certificate of enrolment to any enrolled solicitor who applies for it.

9 Removal of name from roll on request

—An enrolled solicitor who wishes his name to be removed from the roll of solicitors may make an application to the Council in that behalf, and the Council shall—

(a) in any case where the application is made with the consent of the Tribunal;

(b) in any other case, on the solicitor satisfying the Tribunal that he has made adequate arrangements with respect to the business he has then in hand,

remove the name of that solicitor from the roll.

10 Restoration of name to roll on request

(1) A solicitor whose name has been removed from the roll under section 9 or whose name has been struck off the roll other than by order of the Court, shall only be entitled to have his name restored to the roll, if on an application in that behalf made by him to the Tribunal and after such inquiry as the Tribunal thinks proper, the Tribunal so orders.

(2) Rules made by the Tribunal under section 52 may—

(a) regulate the making, hearing and determining of applications under subsection (1);

(b) provide for payment by the applicant to the Council of such fee in respect of restoration to the roll as the rules may specify.

11 Directions by Lord President

(1) The Lord President may give directions to the Council in relation to the carrying out of their duties in connection with the keeping of the roll and they shall give effect to any such direction.

(2) Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to any such directions.

12 Power of Court to prescribe fees

(1) Fees payable to the Council in respect of matters arising in connection with the keeping of the roll may be prescribed by rules of court.

(2) Fees payable under subsection (1) include an annual fee payable by enrolled solicitors in respect of the cost of keeping the roll.