Section 6 Meaning of regulatory functionsI1I2
Scotland
For the purposes of this Act, a reference to the regulatory functions of a regulatory authority is a reference to its functions of regulating legal services providers in relation to any matter of professional practice, conduct or discipline including, as appropriate—
(a)
setting standards for admission or authorisation and the ongoing training of its providers,
(b)
handling complaints about its providers,
(c)
making regulatory rules under any relevant enactment, and
(d)
complying with the requirements imposed on the regulatory authority under this Act (for example, in relation to keeping a register of its providers) and, if applicable, Part 2 of the 2010 Act.