Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

Committees

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11(1)The Commission—

(a)must establish one or more determination committees in accordance with rules made under section 32(1) for the purpose of exercising any functions mentioned in paragraph 13(2) which a determination committee is authorised by the Commission to exercise;

(b)may establish other committees for any other purposes relating to its functions.

(2)Subject to sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)the Commission is to determine the composition of its committees;

(b)any quorum of a committee as contained in rules made by virtue of section 32 must consist of a greater number of non-lawyer members than lawyer members;

(c)a committee of the Commission is to comply with any directions given to it by the Commission.

(3)Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply to a determination committee established under sub-paragraph (1)(a).