{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-services-of-lawyers-amendment-scotland-order-2004/article-4",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/186",
  "legislation_title": "The European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-services-of-lawyers-amendment-scotland-order-2004",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendments to the European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978",
  "text": "In article 2–\n(a) after the definitions of “advocate”, “barrister” and “solicitor” insert–\n““country of origin”, in relation to a European lawyer, means the country or countries in which he is established”;\n(b) for the definition of “EEC lawyer” substitute–\n““European lawyer” means a person entitled to pursue his professional activities in a state in column 1 using the designation referred to in column 2–\nState\nDesignation(s)\nAustria\nRechtsanwalt\nBelgium\nAvocat/Advocaat\nCyprus\nΔικηγóρος\nCzech Republic\nAdvokát\nDenmark\nAdvokat\nEstonia\nVandeadvokaat\nFinland\nAsianajaja/Advokat\nFrance\nAvocat\nGermany\nRechtsanwalt\nHellenic Republic\nDikegoros\nHungary\nÜgyvéd\nIceland\nLögmaður\nRepublic of Ireland\nBarrister/solicitor\nItaly\nAvvocato\nLatvia\nZvẽrinãts advokãts\nLiechtenstein\nRechtsanwalt\nLithuania\nAdvokatas\nLuxembourg\nAvocat\nMalta\nAvukat/Prokuratur Legali\nNetherlands\nAdvocaat\nNorway\nAdvokat\nPoland\nAdwokat/Radca prawny\nPortugal\nAdvogado\nSlovakia\nAdvokát/Komerčný právnik\nSlovenia\nOdvetnik/Odvetnica\nSpain\nAbogado/Advocat/Avogado/Abokatu\nSweden\nAdvokat\nSwitzerland\nAvocat/Advokat/Rechtsanwalt/Anwalt/Fürsprecher/Fürsprech/Avvocato\n”\nand\n(c) omit the definition of “member State of origin”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Article 2 was amended by S.I. 1980/1964, which inserted a reference to the Hellenic Republic."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/186/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:31:39.229500+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."
}