Section 20A Review of decisionsF1

Scotland

(1)

The Council shall establish a procedure under which they shall, on the application of any aggrieved person, review any relevant decision made by them.

(2)

In subsection (1) above—

(a)

“ relevant decision ” means–

(i)

a refusal to grant an application for registration as a practitioner;

(ii)

a decision to grant an application for registration as a practitioner subject to conditions; or

(iii)

a decision to take any step set out in subsection F2(2)(c) to F3(cb) of section 20 of this Act; and

(b)

“ aggrieved person ” means the applicant or, as the case may be, the practitioner concerned.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 20A inserted (15.8.2003) by Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4), s. 21(2), Sch. 4 para. 12(7); S.S.I. 2003/384, art. 2(d)
F2: Word in s. 20A(2)(a)(iii) substituted (23.3.2011) by The Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Modification and Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/235), arts. 2(1), 6(3)
F3: Word in s. 20A(2)(a)(iii) substituted (1.10.2008) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(5) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2008/311, art. 2(i)