PART IIIREGISTRATION

The register: supplemental provisionsI17

1

The Council shall make rules in connection with registration and the register, and as to the payment of fees.

2

The rules shall, in particular, make provision as to—

a

the form and keeping of the register;

b

the procedure for the making, alteration and deletion of entries in the register;

c

the form and manner in which applications are to be made and the fee to be charged—

i

for registration, renewal of registration and readmission to the register,

ii

for the making of any additional entry in the register, and

iii

for registration to lapse;

d

the documentary and other evidence which is to accompany applications of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (c).

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Where the applicant applies in reliance on a specified state qualification or qualifications, the Registrar may not request more documentary and other evidence than is necessary to demonstrate to the Registrar that the applicant has satisfied the conditions specified in article 9(2).

2B

Where documentary or other evidence falls to be provided in connection with the registration of a specified state professional under article 9, the Council must accept certified copies of documents in place of original documents unless it requires original documents to protect the integrity of the application process.

2C

For the purposes of paragraph (2B), a certified copy of a document is one which is certified to be a true copy of the original by a solicitor practising in any part of the United Kingdom.

2D

Any fee prescribed by the Council under paragraph (1) in connection with the making of an entry in the register relating to a specified state professional must be—

a

reasonable and proportionate to the cost of dealing with such an applicant’s application;

b

transparent, and made public in advance; and

c

payable by electronic means through the Council’s website.

3

Before determining or varying any fees mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) the Council shall consult such of those persons mentioned in article 3(14) as it considers appropriate.

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F15

Rules may not be made under this article in connection with annotations made under article 6A.