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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1S

Part IS Incorporation of Solicitors’ Practices

Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 c. 46S

35SIn Schedule 4 (constitution, procedure and powers of Tribunal)—

(a)in paragraph 9—

(i)after the word “solicitor”, where first and secondly occurring, there shall be inserted respectively, the words “ or an incorporated practice ” and “ or the incorporated practice ”; and

(ii)after the word “him” there shall be inserted the words “ or, as the case may be, it ”;

(iii)after the word “solicitor” where thirdly and lastly occurring there shall be inserted, in each case, the words “ or, of failure on the part of the incorporated practice to comply with any provision of this Act or of rules made under this Act ”;

(b)in paragraph 10 (duty of Discipline Tribunal to give respondent solicitor notice of complaint)—

(i)after the word “solicitor” there shall be inserted the words “ or incorporated practice ”;

(ii)after the words “him” and “his” there shall be inserted respectively the words “ or, as the case may be, it ” and “ or, as the case may be, its ”.

(c)in paragraph 16—

(i)in each of paragraphs (c) and (d) after the word “solicitor” there shall be inserted the words “ or an incorporated practice ”;

(ii)after paragraph (d) there shall be added— or

(e)order that the recognition under section 34(1A) of an incorporated practice be revoked;

(iii)for “(d)” where secondly occurring, there shall be substituted “ (e) ”;

(iv)after the word “court”, where secondly occurring, there shall be inserted the words “ or under section 53(6A) which has not been varied by the court ”;

(v)after the word “roll”, where secondly occurring, there shall be inserted the words “ or as to revoking the recognition under section 34(1A) of an incorporated practice ”.