# Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, Section 23: Offence to practise without practising certificate.


(1) Any person who practises as a solicitor or in any way holds himself out as entitled by law to practise as a solicitor without having in force a practising certificate shall be guilty of an offence under this Act unless he proves that he acted without receiving or without expectation of any fee, gain or reward, directly or indirectly.
(2) Without prejudice to any proceedings under subsection (1), failure on the part of a solicitor in practice to have in force a practising certificate may be treated as professional misconduct for the purposes of Part IV.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/46/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-scotland-act-1980/section-23
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