Legislation – Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025
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Schedule 3Minor and consequential modifications of enactments
Part 1Regulatory framework
Regulatory objectives and professional principles
1
(1)
The 2007 Act is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 57G (interpretation of Part 2A)—
(a)
the existing words from ““approved” to the end become paragraph (a),
(b)
in that paragraph, the words from ““professional” to “objectives”” are repealed,
2
(1)
The 2010 Act is amended as follows.
(2)
Section 1 (regulatory objectives) is repealed.
(3)
Section 2 (professional principles) is repealed.
(4)
The title of Part 1 becomes “MEANING OF LEGAL SERVICES AND ROLE OF MINISTERS”
.
(5)
In section 4 (ministerial oversight), in subsection (2)(a), after “objectives” insert “(see section 149(2))”
.
(6)
In section 6 (approved regulators), subsection (3)(b) is repealed.
(7)
In section 36 (review of own performance), subsection (2)(a) is repealed.
(8)
In section 37 (monitoring by Ministers), subsection (2)(a) is repealed.
(9)
In section 48 (eligibility criteria), subsection (1)(b) is repealed.
(10)
In section 50 (key duties), subsection (1)(a) is repealed.
(11)
In section 69 (inability to operate), in subsection (1)(a), the words “or 49” are repealed.
(12)
Section 77 (role of approved regulators) is repealed.
(13)
Section 78 (policy statement) is repealed.
(14)
Section 119 (application by the profession) is repealed.
(15)
In section 146 (regulations), subsection (3)(a)(vii) is repealed.
(16)
Section 147 (further modification) is repealed.
(17)
“(d)
(18)
“legal services
section 3
professional principles
section 149(2)(d)
regulatory objectives
section 149(2)(e)”.
New regulators
3
(1)
The 1980 Act is amended as follows.
(2)
(3)
4
(1)
The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 is amended as follows.
(2)
5
(1)
The 2010 Act is amended as follows.
(2)
“(c)
authorised legal services provider,”.
(3)
In section 72(1) (employing disqualified lawyer), in paragraph(c)(iii), for “a litigation practitioner” substitute “an authorised legal services provider”
.
(4)
In section 73(1) (concealing disqualification), in paragraph (c)(iii), for “a litigation practitioner” substitute “an authorised legal services provider”
.
(5)
(6)
In schedule 9 (index of expressions used), in the entry relating to “litigation practitioner”, in the first column, for “litigation practitioner” substitute “authorised legal services provider”
.
6
(1)
The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 is amended as follows.
(2)
(3)
(4)
7
(1)
The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 is amended as follows.
(2)
Renaming etc. of Association of Commercial Attorneys
8
In the schedule of the Licensed Legal Services (Specification of Regulated Professions) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/213), in the table—
(a)
in the first column (profession) for “Commercial Attorney” substitute “Construction Attorney”
,
(b)
in the second column, (professional association) for “Commercial” substitute “Construction”
.