SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

Part II Amendments of Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949 and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980

Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46)

2

In section 6 (admission as solicitor)—

a

in subsection (1)(b) the words “by affidavit or otherwise” are hereby repealed.

b

after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsections—

3A

The Council may petition the court for the admission as a solicitor of an applicant who has complied with the requirements of subsection (1) above; and, where it does so it shall lodge the petition not later than one month after the applicant has first so complied.

3B

The Court shall, on a petition being made to it under subsection (3A) above, make an order admitting the applicant as a solicitor.