# Solicitors Act 1974, Section 20: Unqualified person not to act as solicitor.

Extent: E+W

(1) No unqualified person is to act as a solicitor.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for not more than 2 years or to a fine, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/47/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-act-1974/section-20
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