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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-proceedings-etc-reform-scotland-act-2007/section-72",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/6",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-proceedings-etc-reform-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/72",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "72",
  "heading": "Disqualification of solicitors who are JPs",
  "text": "(1) A solicitor who is a JP is disqualified from acting (whether directly or indirectly) as a solicitor in, or in connection with, any proceedings before a JP court in the sheriffdom for which the appointment as JP is made.\n(2) A disqualification of a solicitor under subsection (1)—\n(a) extends to any member of staff of the solicitor,\n(b) where the solicitor is a partner of a partnership or is a member of a limited liability partnership, extends to any—\n(i) member of staff of the partnership,\n(ii) any other partner or (as the case may be) member of the partnership.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/6/section/72",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:00.103957+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}