Part 4The legal profession
Chapter 3Solicitors and other representatives
The Law Society
I1132Council membership
1
In section 3 (establishment and functions of Council of Law Society) of the 1980 Act, in subsection (1), after “elected” insert “
, co-opted or appointed
”
.
2
In Schedule 1 to the 1980 Act—
a
in paragraph 2 (the Council's scheme)—
i
in head (a), the word “, election,” is repealed,
ii
after head (a) insert—
aa
election, co-option and appointment to the Council;
b
in paragraph 3 (detail of the scheme), after head (b) insert—
bza
shall make provision for—
i
the election or co-option of solicitor members to the Council,
ii
the appointment of non-solicitor members to the Council;
c
after paragraph 3 insert—
3A
1
This paragraph applies for the purpose of paragraph 3(bza).
2
Persons are electable, or eligible to be co-opted, as solicitor members if they are members of the Society.
3
Persons are appointable as non-solicitor members if they appear to the Council—
a
to be qualified to represent the interests of the public in relation to the provision of legal services in Scotland, or
b
having regard to the Society's functions, to be suitable in other respects.