# Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, Section 2: Membership of Society.


(1) Every solicitor having in force a practising certificate shall be a member of the Society.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the Council may admit as a member of the Society any solicitor not having in force a practising certificate on such terms and conditions (including the payment by him of a reduced annual subscription) as they may determine.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), a solicitor shall—
(a) be treated as if he were not a member of the Society while suspended from practice as a solicitor under any enactment;
(b) cease to be a member of the Society when his practising certificate ceases to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/46/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-scotland-act-1980/section-2
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