SCHEDULEConsequential amendments and further transitional provision

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The provisions of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 mentioned in paragraph (2) continue to have effect on and after IP completion day, as applied by regulation 37(2) and schedule 2 of the 2000 Regulations as if the 2000 Regulations had not been revoked by regulation 3, in relation to an individual who—

a

was a registered European lawyer (within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the 2000 Regulations as it had effect immediately before IP completion day), registered with the Law Society of Scotland, at a time before IP completion day, but

b

is not a Swiss lawyer to whom regulation 7 applies,

as those provisions had effect before IP completion day in relation to an individual who had ceased to be registered with the Law Society of Scotland under regulation 17 of the 2000 Regulations.

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The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—

a

section 34 (rules as to professional practice, conduct and discipline),

b

section 42C (powers to examine documents and demand explanations in connection with complaints),

c

section 43 (guarantee fund),

d

section 44 (professional indemnity),

e

section 45 (safeguarding interests of clients of solicitor struck off or suspended),

f

section 46 (safeguarding interests of clients in certain other cases),

g

section 47 (restriction on employing solicitor struck off or suspended),

h

section 51 (complaints to tribunal),

i

section 52(1) and (2) (procedure on complaints and appeals to Tribunal),

j

section 53 (powers of tribunal),

k

section 53D (suspension etc. of investment business certificates: appeal to Tribunal),

l

section 54 (appeals from decisions of Tribunal),

m

section 55 (powers of court),

n

section 56 (saving for jurisdiction of courts),

o

paragraph 4(1) and (4) of Part 1 of schedule 3, and

p

schedule 4 (constitution, procedure and powers of tribunal).