LegalizeThe Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) Amendment Order 2010
Made: 23rd November 2010
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
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.
Citation and commencement
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”.
Signed
KENNY MACASKILL — A member of the Scottish Executive — 23rd November 2010
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
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 (article2(c)).
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