# The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (Appeals and Amendment) Rules 2011, Rule 2: Interpretation

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In these Rules—
“the 1974 Act” means the Solicitors Act 1974;
“the 2007 Act” means the Legal Services Act 2007;
“the 2019 rules” means the Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2019;
“appeal” means a Schedule 2 appeal , a section 44E appeal or a licensing appeal;
“appellant” means—
(a)a person who makes an appeal to the Tribunal; or
(b)a person added or substituted as an appellant under rule 13(1);
“the Board” means the Legal Services Board;
“clerk” has the same meaning as in the 2019 rules;
a “licensing appeal” means an appeal of the type mentioned in rule 1(2)(c);
“Panel” means a panel appointed under rule 3 for the hearing of an appeal or any matter connected with an appeal;
“party” means the appellant or the respondent;
“practice direction” means a practice direction made under rule 10;
“the President” means the President of the Tribunal, appointed under rule 3 of the 2007 rules;
“respondent” means—
(a)the person who made the decision in respect of which an appeal is made; or
(b)a person added or substituted as a respondent under rule 13(1);
a “Schedule 2 appeal” means an appeal of the type mentioned in rule 1(2)(a);
a “section 44E appeal” means an appeal of the type mentioned in rule 1(2)(b);
“the Society” means the Law Society and includes any duly constituted committee of the Law Society or any body or person exercising delegated powers of the Law Society;
“the Society’s licensing rules” means licensing rules made by the Society under section 83 of the 2007 Act (licensing rules);
“solicitor members” and “lay members” have the same meanings as in section 46 of the 1974 Act;
a “Stay” means a prohibition on the respondent implementing the decision in respect of which an appeal is made;
“the Tribunal” means the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and where a Panel has been appointed for the hearing of an appeal or any matter connected with it, includes a Panel.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2346/rule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal-appeals-and-amendment-rules-2011/rule-2
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