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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-legal-services-scotland-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "asp/2025/8",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-legal-services-scotland-act-2025",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Power to direct",
  "text": "(1) The Lord President may direct the regulator to take—\n(a) in a case falling within paragraph 4(a), such action as the Lord President considers will counter the adverse impact, mitigate its effect or prevent its recurrence,\n(b) in a case falling within paragraph 4(b) or (c), such action as the Lord President considers will remedy the failure, mitigate its effect or prevent its recurrence.\n(2) 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(3) A direction under sub-paragraph (1) may require the regulator to refrain from doing something.\n(4) The regulator must (so far as practicable) comply with a direction given to it in accordance with this Part.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 103(3)"
    },
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      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 5.3.2026 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2026/96, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. 1"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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