Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980

Constitution and Proceedings

1The Society shall be a body corporate with a common seal and may sue and be sued in its own name.

2The Council shall prepare a scheme providing for—

(a)the constitution, election, and proceedings of the Council;

(b)the meetings of the Society ;

(c)the appointment of a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and other officers and employees of the Society ;

(d)the appointment and constitution of committees.

3The scheme prepared under paragraph 2—

(a)may make provision enabling the Council to admit as honorary members of the Society persons who have ceased to be practising solicitors, no such honorary member being entitled to vote at meetings of the Society or liable to pay an annual subscription;

(b)shall make provision for the admission on application made in that behalf and on payment of the annual subscription as a member of the Society of any solicitor who by virtue of the provisions of section 24 is exempted from taking out a practising certificate;

(c)may contain such other provisions with respect to the administration, management and proceedings of the Society as are considered necessary or proper and are consistent with the provisions of this Act.

4A scheme prepared under paragraph 2 shall have effect on being approved by a resolution passed by a majority of the members present in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the Society, or at an adjournment of such meeting.

5The Society may by a resolution passed by a majority consisting of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Society present in person or by proxy at a meeting of the Society of which due notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution has been given, or at any adjournment of such meeting, rescind, add to or amend any of the provisions of the scheme so approved.