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The Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012

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Column 1 (provisions of the Act)Column 2 (subject matter)
Section 10(2) to (6)Authorisation to act
Section 11Request for authorisation
Section 17Licensing appeals
Section 31Assessment of licensed providers
Section 32Giving information to SLAB
Section 33Reporting to Law Society
Section 34Steps open to Society
Section 35Financial inspection by Society
Section 36Review of own performance
Section 37Monitoring by Ministers
Section 38Measures open to Ministers
Section 39Surrender of authorisation
Section 40Cessation directions
Section 41Transfer arrangements
Section 43Change of approved regulator
Section 46Guidance on functions
Section 48Eligibility criteria
Section 49Majority ownership
Section 50Key duties
Section 51Head of Legal Services
Section 52Head of Practice
Section 53Practice Committee
Section 54Notice of appointment
Section 55Challenge to appointment
Section 56Disqualification from position
Section 57Effect of disqualification
Section 58Conditions for disqualification
Section 60Working context
Section 61Listing and information
Section 62Fitness for involvement
Section 63Exemption from fitness text
Section 64Factors as to fitness
Section 65Ban for improper behaviour
Section 66Behaving properly
Section 67More about investors
Section 68Duty to warn
Section 69Inability to operate
Section 70Safeguarding clients
Section 71Distribution of client account
Section 72Employing disqualified lawyer
Section 73Concealing disqualification
Section 74Pretending to be licensed
Section 75Professional privilege
Section 77Role of approved regulators
Section 79Complaints about regulators
Section 80Levy payable by regulators
Section 81Complaints about providers
Section 82Register of approved regulators
Section 83Registers of licence providers
Section 84Lists of disqualified persons
Section 85Privileged material
Section 86Immunity from damages
Section 87Appeal procedure
Section 88Corporate offences
Section 89Effect of professional or other rules
Section 123Licensed providers as qualified persons
Section 124Practice rules for licensed providers
Section 128(1)(a)(i) and (iii), (b)(ii), (c) and (d)Use of Guarantee Fund
Section 129(1)(a)(iii) and (b) to (g) and (3)Contributions to the Fund
Schedule 1Performance targets
Schedule 2Directions
Schedule 3Censure
Schedule 4Financial penalties
Schedule 5Amendment of authorisation
Schedule 6Rescission of authorisation
Schedule 7Surrender of authorisation
Schedule 8Investors in licensed providers

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