SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers

Part 1The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)

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In section 54 (restrictions on powers to strike names off roll)—

a

in subsection (1) for “service under articles” substitute “ persons seeking admission as solicitors ”, and

b

in subsection (2) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

a

that a solicitor who undertook a training responsibility for him under training regulations neglected or omitted to take out a practising certificate; or

b

that the name of a solicitor who undertook such a responsibility for a period has been removed from or struck off the roll after the end of that period.