2007 No. 358
The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 25th September 2007.
2
In these Regulations, any reference to a regulation by number alone means the regulation so numbered in the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 20002.
Transitional provisions2
1
In this regulation “relevant lawyer” means a European lawyer, as defined in regulation 2 (interpretation) of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 as amended by these Regulations, who satisfies either or both of the conditions set out in paragraph (2) of this regulation.
2
Those conditions are–
a
that person is a national of either Bulgaria or Romania;
b
that person is authorised in either of those States to pursue professional activities under any of the professional titles appearing in regulation 2(4), as amended by regulation 3 of these Regulations, opposite the name of that State.
3
Regulations 21 (offence of pretending to be a registered European lawyer) and 22 (fees, rewards, outlays and expenses of an unregistered European lawyer) apply to a relevant lawyer only as from 25th March 2008.
4
Regulation 1(2) to (5) (citation, commencement, transitional and extent) applies to a relevant lawyer with the following modifications:–
a
for “22nd May 2000”, where it occurs in paragraph (2), substitute “25th September 2007”;
b
for “21st November 2000”, wherever it occurs, substitute “24th March 2008”; and
c
for “22nd November 2000”, wherever it occurs, substitute “25th March 2008”.
Amendments to European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 20003
1
The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
In the table in regulation 2(4) (definition of European lawyer), after the entry relating to Slovakia3, insert–
Bulgaria
Адвокат
Romania
Avocat
(This note is not part of the Regulations)