# Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 62: Notaries public to be practising solicitors


(1) The 1980 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 57(2), after “solicitor” insert “ qualified to practise in accordance with section 4 ”.
(3) In section 58, after subsection (4) insert—
“(5) Where a person who is a solicitor and a notary public no longer has in force a practising certificate, the Council shall forthwith remove the person's name from the register of notaries public.
(6) If the person mentioned in subsection (5) becomes qualified to practise as a solicitor in accordance with section 4, the Council shall restore the person's name to the register of notaries public.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/5/section/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-profession-and-legal-aid-scotland-act-2007/section-62
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