Part II

Right to Practise as a Solicitor

Practising Certificates

Consultants to hold practising certificates.
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1
A consultant shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as a practising solicitor and the provisions relating to practising certificates and, subject to subsection (2), the Guarantee Fund shall apply to him.
2
The Council may if they think fit exempt a consultant from any of the provisions of section 43 or Schedule 3 (the Guarantee Fund).
3
In this section “consultant” means any solicitor who
a
not being in partnership with a solicitor or other solicitors causes or permits his name to be associated with the name of that solicitor or those solicitors or their firm’s name,
b
not being a director of an incorporated practice, causes or permits his name to be associated with that incorporated practice,
whether he is described as a consultant or adviser or in any other way.
“(a)” inserted by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73, SIF 76:2), s. 56, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 3(a)
S. 21(3)(b) inserted by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73, SIF 76:2), s. 56, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 3(b)