Part 2Regulation of licensed legal services
Chapter 3Further provision
Registers and lists
I1I283Registers of licensed providers
1
An approved regulator must keep and publish a register of its licensed legal services providers.
2
The register is to include the following information in relation to each licensed provider—
a
its name and any place of business,
b
the relevant details about its licence,
c
the name of every non-solicitor investor in the licensed provider,
d
the name of every person intimated to the approved regulator under paragraph 3 of schedule 8,
e
the names and the dates of appointment of—
i
its Head of Legal Services, and
ii
its Head of Practice or, if applicable, each member of its Practice Committee (including with specific reference to section 53(3)),
f
whether the licensed provider has been the subject of any disciplinary action and (if so) a description of that action.
3
In subsection (2)(b), the relevant details about a licensed provider's licence are—
a
the date on which the licence was originally granted,
b
the date on which it was most recently renewed,
c
whether it is subject to any conditions,
d
the date on which it will expire.
4
But, in the case of a former licensed provider, the relevant details are instead—
a
the date on which the licence was originally granted,
b
the period for which the licensed provider held a licence,
c
the reason for the licensed provider ceasing to hold a licence.
5
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—
a
make further provision about the information to be contained in the registers of licensed providers, and
b
prescribe the manner in which those registers are to be kept and published.
6
In this section, a reference to a licensed provider includes a former licensed provider.