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28.—(1) The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In the italic cross-heading before section 35 at the end insert “and fees”.
(3) In section 37A (accounts fee)—
(a)for the heading substitute “Accounts and anti-money laundering fees”;
(b)in subsection (1) for the words from “An annual fee” to “paid by each” substitute “An annual accounts fee (the “accounts fee”) and an annual anti-money laundering fee (the “anti-money laundering fee”) are to be paid by each”;
(c)in subsection (2) for “The accounts fee is” substitute “The accounts fee and the anti-money laundering fee are”;
(d)after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The anti-money laundering fee is to be set by the Council for the purpose of funding the exercise of their functions of—
(i)complying with the Oversight of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Supervision Regulations 2017, and
(ii)securing compliance (by the categories specified in subsections (1) and (2)) with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017(2).”;
(e)in subsection (4) for “The accounts fee is” substitute “The accounts fee and the anti-money laundering fee are”;
(f)in subsections (5) and (6) in each case after “fee” insert “and the anti-money laundering fee”.
(4) In section 65(1) (interpretation) in the appropriate place insert—
““anti-money laundering fee” has the meaning given by section 37A(1);”.
1980 c.46. Section 37A was inserted by section 138(1) of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16). Section 65 was amended by section 138(2) of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010.
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