Quorum of the Professional Conduct Committee4

1

Paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended as follows.

2

For sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

1

Subject to sub-paragraphs (1A) and (2), the quorum of the Professional Conduct Committee shall be one person nominated by the President of the Law Society; and any two persons from one or more of the following categories—

a

the elected members of the Board;

b

the appointed members of the Board;

c

the persons appointed by the Board.

1A

The Committee shall not, however, be quorate unless there are present—

a

a member of the Committee who is a registered person; and

b

a member of the Committee who is neither a registered person nor a person nominated by the President of the Law Society.

3

In paragraph (2), at the beginning insert, “In addition,”.