Quorum of the Professional Conduct Committee4.
(1)
Paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended as follows.
(2)
For sub-paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1)
Subject to sub-paragraphs (1A) and (2), the quorum of the Professional Conduct Committee shall be one person nominated by the President of the Law Society; and any two persons from one or more of the following categories—
(a)
the elected members of the Board;
(b)
the appointed members of the Board;
(c)
the persons appointed by the Board.
(1A)
The Committee shall not, however, be quorate unless there are present—
(a)
a member of the Committee who is a registered person; and
(b)
a member of the Committee who is neither a registered person nor a person nominated by the President of the Law Society.”
(3)
In paragraph (2), at the beginning insert, “In addition,”.