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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-scotland-act-1980/section-42ZB",
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  "legislation_title": "Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980",
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  "path": "section/42ZB",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42ZB",
  "heading": "Unsatisfactory professional conduct: Council's powers to monitor compliance with direction under section 42ZA(4)",
  "text": "(1) The Council shall, by notice in writing, require every solicitor who is specified in—\n(a) a direction made under section 42ZA(4); or\n(b) such a direction as confirmed or varied on appeal by—\n(i) the Tribunal; or\n(ii) the Court,\nto give, before the expiry of such period being not less than 21 days as the notice specifies, an explanation of the steps which he has taken to comply with the direction.\n(2) Where an appeal is made under section 42ZA(9) or (12) or 54A(1) or (2) against a direction made under section 42ZA(4), any notice under subsection (1)(a) above relating to the direction shall cease to have effect pending the outcome of the appeal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 42ZA, 42ZB inserted (1.10.2008) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 53(2), 82 (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2008/311, art. 2"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/46/section/42ZB",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:15.254365+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}