# Administration of Justice Act 1985, Paragraph 14A

Extent: E+W

(1) The Society may make regulations prescribing charges to be paid to the Society by recognised bodies who are the subject of a discipline investigation or by the sole solicitor in a recognised sole solicitor’s practice which is subject to a discipline investigation .
(2) A discipline investigation is an investigation carried out by the Society into a failure or apprehended failure by a recognised body , or by a sole solicitor, or any employee, in a recognised sole solicitor’s practice, to comply with any requirement imposed by or by virtue of this Act or any rules applicable to them by virtue of section 9.
(3) Regulations under this paragraph may—
(a) make different provision for different cases or purposes;
(b) provide for the whole or part of a charge payable under the regulations to be repaid in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations.
(4) Any charge which a recognised body or a sole solicitor is required to pay under regulations under this paragraph is recoverable by the Society as a debt due to the Society from the recognised body or from that sole solicitor .
(5) This paragraph applies in relation to a manager or employee of a recognised body as it applies in relation to a recognised body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/2/paragraph/14A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1985/schedule-2/paragraph-14A
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