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Paragraph 1A F1

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The Tribunal shall consist of equal numbers of—

(a)

members (in this Part referred to as “solicitor members”) appointed by the Lord President, who are solicitors recommended by the Council as representatives of the solicitors' profession throughout Scotland; and

(b)

members (in this Part referred to as “non-lawyer members”) appointed by the Lord President after consultation with the Scottish Ministers, who are not—

(i)

solicitors;

(ii)

advocates;

(iii)

conveyancing practitioners or executry practitioners, within the meaning of section 23 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40) (“the 1990 Act”);

(iv)

persons exercising a right to conduct litigation or a right of audience acquired by virtue of section 27 of the 1990 Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 4 paras. 1-1D substituted (23.11.2007) for Sch. 4 para. 1 by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 58(2), 82 (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/497, art. 2

Notes on Schedule 4

Modifications

C1

Sch. 4 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2004) by The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (Foreign Lawyers and Multi-national Practices) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/383), reg. 13