{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legal-services-scotland-act-2010-ancillary-provision-regulations-2012/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legal-services-scotland-act-2010-ancillary-provision-regulations-2012/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2012/9780111017111",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legal-services-scotland-act-2010-ancillary-provision-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986",
  "text": "(1) The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 31 (solicitors and counsel), after subsection (3)(c) insert—\n“(d) in the case of a solicitor investor in a licensed legal services provider, such conduct on the part of any person who is for the time being a solicitor investor in it.”.\n(3) In section 41 (interpretation)—\n(a) in the definition of “firm”, after “incorporated practice,” insert “a licensed legal services provider,”;\n(b) after the definition of “legal aid” insert—\n““licensed legal services provider” and “solicitor investor” are to be construed in accordance with Part 2 of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010;”; and\n(c) in the definition of “solicitor connected with a firm”, after “sole solicitor” insert “, a solicitor investor in a firm”.\n(4) In Schedule 1A, after paragraph 1(4)(b) (register of advice organisations) insert—\n“(c) a licensed legal services provider.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c.47."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The definition of “firm” was inserted by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c.48), Schedule 1, paragraph 12(10)(b)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The definition of “solicitor connected with a firm” was inserted by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c.48), Schedule 1, paragraph 12(10)(b)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Schedule 1A was inserted by the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), section 67(9)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111017111/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:36:41.486485+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."
}