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Section 44 Interpretation of Part II.I1

Scotland

In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “advocate” means a member of the Faculty of Advocates practising as such;

  • F1“the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;

  • “the Director” means the Director General of Fair Trading;

  • “Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session;

  • “solicitor” has the same meaning as in section 65(1) of the 1980 Act; and

  • “the 1980 Act” means the M1Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.

  • F2“the 2007 Act” means the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 44 inserted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 6 para. 51(a); S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

F2

Definition "the 2007 Act" in s. 44 inserted (1.10.2008) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(12) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2008/311, art. 2(i)

Marginal citations

M1

1980 c. 46.

Commencement

I1

S. 44 wholly in force at 1.4.1991 see s. 75(2) and S.I. 1991/822, art. 3, Sch.