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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-scotland-act-1980/section-64B",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/46",
  "legislation_title": "Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/64B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "64B",
  "heading": "Duty of Secretary of State.",
  "text": "When he has received advice under section 64A(3) in relation to a rule made under section 25A(4) or (5) ..., the Secretary of State may, having considered—\n(a) that advice;\n(b) whether the interests of justice require that there should be such a rule; and\n(c) in relation to a rule made under section 25A(5), any relevant practice obtaining in the sheriff court,\napprove or refuse to approve the rule.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 64A–64D inserted (3.6.1991) by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40, SIF 76:2), s.43; S.I. 1991/1252, art. 3, Sch.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 64B repealed (2.7.2012) by Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), ss. 124(2)(c), 150(2); S.S.I. 2012/152, art. 2, sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/46/section/64B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:15.254365+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}