Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010

Yn ddilys o 02/07/2012

54 Notice of appointment S

(1) Subsection (2) applies whenever a licensed legal services provider appoints a person as its—

(a) Head of Legal Services, or

(b) Head of Practice.

(2) The licensed provider must—

(a) within 14 days from the date of the appointment—

(i) notify its approved regulator of that fact,

(ii) give the approved regulator the name and other details of the person appointed,

(b) from that date give the approved regulator such further relevant information, and by such time, as it may reasonably require.

(3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply where a licensed provider sets up a Practice Committee.

(4) The licensed provider must—

(a) within 14 days from the date on which the Committee is set up—

(i) notify its approved regulator of that fact,

(ii) give the approved regulator the names and other relevant details of the Committee's members (including with specific reference to section 53(3)),

(b) from that date give the approved regulator such other relevant information, and by such time, as it may reasonably require.

(5) The licensed provider must also—

(a) whenever there is a change in the membership of the Committee, give the approved regulator—

(i) notice of the change,

(ii) the name and other relevant details of any new Committee member,

within 14 days from the date on which the change occurs,

(b) if it ever dissolves the Committee (in favour of having a Head of Practice), notify its approved regulator of that fact within 14 days from the date on which the dissolution occurs,

(c) from the date mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) (as the case may be) give the approved regulator such further relevant information, and by such time, as it may reasonably require.