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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, Section 25 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 30 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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(1)Any professional or other body may, for the purpose of enabling any of their members who is a natural person to acquire—
(a)rights to conduct litigation on behalf of members of the public; and
(b)rights of audience,
make an application in that regard to the Lord President and the Secretary of State.
(2)An application under subsection (1) above shall include a draft scheme—
(a)specifying—
(i)the courts;
(ii)the categories of proceedings;
(iii)the nature of the business; and
(iv)the rights to conduct litigation and the rights of audience,
in relation to which the application is made;
(b)describing—
(i)the training requirements which the body would impose upon any of their members who sought to acquire any right such as is mentioned in subsection (1) above; and
(ii)the code of practice which they would impose upon their members in relation to the exercise by those members of any rights acquired by them by virtue of [F1section 27 of this Act],
in the event of the application being granted; and
(c)proposing arrangements for—
(i)the indemnification of members of the public against loss suffered by them through the actings of the body’s members in the exercise by those members of any rights acquired by them by virtue of [F2section 27 of this Act in the event of the application being granted]; and
(ii)the treatment by the body of complaints [F3remitted to the body under section [F46(2)(a)] or 15(5)(a) of the 2007 Act] in relation to F5... members of the body exercising rights acquired by virtue of [F6section 27 of this Act in the event of the application being granted],
and shall state that the body have complied with the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act.
(3)A code of practice such as is mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(ii) above shall include provision with regard to revoking, suspending or attaching conditions to the exercise of any right acquired by a member of the body by virtue of [F7section 27 of this Act] in consequence of a breach by that member of that code of practice; and shall in particular include provision enabling the body to comply with the provisions of section 27(4) of this Act.
(4)A draft scheme submitted under this section shall also include the proposals of the body in relation to such other matters as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations made under this section.
(5)Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(6)Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to the publication of applications made under subsection (1) above.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 25(2)(b)(ii) substituted (19.3.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(10)(a) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/140, art. 2(f)
F2Words in s. 25(2)(c)(i) substituted (19.3.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(10)(b) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/140, art. 2(f)
F3Words in s. 25(2)(c)(ii) substituted (19.3.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(10)(c)(i) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/140, art. 2(f)
F4Word in s. 25(2)(c)(ii) substituted (1.1.2015) by The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (Modification of Duties and Powers) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/232), regs. 1(2), 3(3) (with reg. 4)
F5Words in s. 25(2)(c)(ii) repealed (19.3.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(10)(c)(ii) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/140, art. 2(f)
F6Words in s. 25(2)(c)(ii) substituted (19.3.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(10)(c)(iii) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/140, art. 2(f)
F7Words in s. 25(3) substituted (19.3.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 82(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(10)(d) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/140, art. 2(f)
Commencement Information
I1S. 25 in force at 19.3.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/141, art. 2(a)
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