Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980

3 S The scheme prepared under paragraph 2—

(a) may make provision enabling the Council to admit as honorary members of the Society persons who have ceased to be practising solicitors, no such honorary member being entitled to vote at meetings of the Society or liable to pay an annual subscription;

(b) shall make provision for the admission on application made in that behalf and on payment of the annual subscription as a member of the Society of any solicitor who by virtue of the provisions of section 24 is exempted from taking out a practising certificate;

[F1 (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;]

[F2 (ba) may make provision for persons other than solicitors to be members of a committee or sub-committee of the Council (including provision for such persons to constitute a majority of the members of the committee or sub-committee);]

(c) may contain such other provisions with respect to the administration, management and proceedings of the Society as are considered necessary or proper and are consistent with the provisions of this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 3(bza) inserted (30.6.2011) by Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), ss. 132(2)(b), 150(2); S.S.I. 2011/180, art. 6

F2 Sch. 1 para. 3(ba) inserted (1.6.2003) by Council of the Law Society of Scotland Act 2003 (asp 14), ss. 2(3), 3(2)