{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-scotland-act-2010/section-57",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-scotland-act-2010/section-57.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2010/16",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/57",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "57",
  "heading": "Effect of disqualification",
  "text": "(1) A disqualification under section 56—\n(a) may be—\n(i) without limit of time, or\n(ii) for a fixed period,\n(b) extends so as to apply in relation to every licensed provider (including a licensed provider that is subject to the regulation of a different approved regulator).\n(2) Where a disqualification under section 56 is from being a designated person, the disqualification may be framed so as to be limited by reference to—\n(a) particular activities, or\n(b) activities carried out without appropriate supervision (for example, that of a senior solicitor).\n(3) Before disqualifying P under section 56, the approved regulator must give the licensed provider and P 28 days (or such longer period as it may allow) to—\n(a) make representations to it,\n(b) take such steps as the licensed provider or P may consider expedient.\n(4) Licensing rules must provide that the licensed provider's licence may be revoked or suspended if the licensed provider wilfully disregards a disqualification imposed under section 56.\n(5) Practice rules must—\n(a) set procedure (which the approved regulator is to follow) for imposing a disqualification under section 56,\n(b) allow for review (and lifting) by the approved regulator of a disqualification imposed by it under that section.\n(6) A person who is disqualified under section 56 may appeal against the disqualification—\n(a) to the sheriff,\n(b) within the period of 3 months beginning with the date on which the disqualification is imposed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 57 in force at 1.4.2011 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2011/180, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 57 in force at 2.7.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2012/152, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/16/section/57",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:19.904135+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."
}