SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 16The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers
Part 1The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)
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After section 1A insert—
1BRestriction on practice as sole solicitor
1
Rules under section 31 (rules as to professional practice etc) must provide that a solicitor may not practise as a sole solicitor unless he has in force—
a
a practising certificate, and
b
an endorsement of that certificate by the Society authorising him to practise as a sole solicitor (a “sole solicitor endorsement”).
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The rules may provide that, for the purposes of the rules and this Act, a solicitor is not to be regarded as practising as a sole solicitor in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the rules.
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The rules must prescribe the circumstances in which a solicitor may be regarded by the Society as suitable to be authorised to practise as a sole solicitor.