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The Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) Amendment Order 2010

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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 415

Legal Profession

The Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) Amendment Order 2010

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23rd November 2010

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(2) of and paragraph 2(7) of schedule 1 to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 79(3)(c) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

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1.  This Order may be cited as the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) Amendment Order 2010 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

2.  Paragraph 2 of schedule 1 to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 is amended as follows—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “8” substitute “11”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (3), for “4” substitute “6”; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (4), for “4” substitute “5”.

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

23rd November 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes certain changes to the number and composition of the membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. The number of members (other than the chairing member) is increased from 8 to 11 (article 2(a)). This increase is made up of an increase in the number of non-lawyer members (other than the chairing member) from 4 to 6 (article 2(b)) and an increase in the number of lawyer members from 4 to 5 (article 2(c)).

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