{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-proceedings-rules-2019/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1185",
  "legislation_title": "The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-proceedings-rules-2019",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Legal Profession, England And Wales\nMade 6th August 2019\nComing into force 25th November 2019\nThe Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46 of the Solicitors Act 1974, makes the following Rules.\nThe Legal Services Board has approved the Rules in accordance with section 178 of the Legal Services Act 2007.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2007 c.29."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1185/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:38:07.129208+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."
}