# Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, Paragraph 1A


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/46/schedule/4/paragraph/1A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-scotland-act-1980/schedule-4/paragraph-1A
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