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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-scotland-act-2010/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/16",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may direct the approved regulator to take—\n(a) in a case falling within paragraph 1(a), such action as they consider will counter the adverse impact, mitigate its effect or prevent its recurrence,\n(b) in a case falling within paragraph 1(b) or (c), such action as they consider will remedy the failure, mitigate its effect or prevent its recurrence,\n(c) in a case falling within paragraph 1(d), such action as they consider necessary or expedient in relation to such transitional matters as may arise from the amendment.\n(2) A direction under sub-paragraph (1) may require the approved regulator to modify any part of its regulatory scheme.\n(3) A direction under sub-paragraph (1) must not be framed by reference to—\n(a) a specific disciplinary case, or\n(b) other specific regulatory proceedings.\n(4) A direction under sub-paragraph (1) may require the approved regulator to refrain from doing something.\n(5) The approved regulator must (so far as practicable) comply with a direction given to it in accordance with this schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2011 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2011/180, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 2.7.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2012/152, art. 2, Sch."
    }
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  "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."
}