- Enforced by
- OSCR
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 2 of 3 obligations carry a fine up to £2,500. 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person2
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
Charities
0 of 15 sections shown15 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 2
Legal Services
3 of 46 sections shown
s.018
Executry practitioners. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Falsely claim to be an executry practitioner or act while suspendedAny Person
Fine up to £2,500
s.021
Council's intervention powers. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OSCR can freeze or seize client assets from failing practitionersStatutory regulator
s.027
Exercise of rights to conduct litigation and rights of audience. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Falsely claim rights to conduct litigation or appear in courtAny Person
Fine up to £2,500
43 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.020
Review of decisions
s.020
Unsatisfactory professional conduct: powers of Tribunal on appeal
s.020
Unsatisfactory professional conduct: enforcement of Council direction
s.020
Unsatisfactory professional conduct: appeal from decisions of Tribunal
s.020
Unsatisfactory professional conduct: powers of court on appeal
s.020
Remission of complaint by Tribunal to Council
s.020
Unsatisfactory professional conduct
s.020
Unsatisfactory professional conduct: Council's powers to monitor compliance with direction under section 20ZB(4)
s.020
Report by Commission to Council under section 10(2)(e) of the 2007 Act: Council's powers
s.020
Direction under section 20ZD(1): appeal by practitioner
s.021
Powers of investigation
s.021
Procedures of the Tribunal
etc.
s.021
Compensation fund
s.034
Ombudsman’s final report and recommendations.
s.034
Advisory functions of ombudsman.
s.038
Availability of legal aid in relation to services provided under this Act. (opens in a new tab)
s.041
Enforcement of notices under section 41
s.041
Altering, etc. documents required to be produced under section 41
Part 3
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976
0 of 1 section shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 4
Miscellaneous Reforms
0 of 17 sections shown17 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 5
General
0 of 3 sections shown3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 69 shown69 other schedules
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch001
Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
s.sch002
Any professional or other body making an application under section...
s.sch002
Any person may make written representations concerning any draft scheme...
s.sch002
At the same time as an application under section 25...
s.sch002
An advertisement such as referred to in paragraph 3 above...
s.sch003
Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
s.sch004
The following categories of person shall, in accordance with this...
s.sch004
Temporary judges
s.sch004
Temporary judges
s.sch004
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s.sch004
Paragraph 1(a) above shall not confer any eligibility for appointment...
s.sch004
Paragraphs 1 and 2 above are without prejudice to any...
s.sch004
(1) The Court of Session Act 1988 shall be amended...
s.sch004
Temporary judges
s.sch004
Temporary judges
s.sch004
Temporary judges
s.sch004
Temporary judges
s.sch004
Temporary judges
s.sch005
Applications for Children’s Certificates
s.sch006
(1) A court shall not make a supervised attendance order...
s.sch006
(1) A supervised attendance order shall— (a) specify the locality...
s.sch006
(1) An offender in respect of whom a supervised attendance...
s.sch006
(1) If at any time while a supervised attendance order...
s.sch006
(1) Where a supervised attendance order is in force in...
s.sch006
(1) The Secretary of State may make rules for regulating...
s.sch006
The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament each year,...
s.sch006
In section 27 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968...
s.sch006
(1) In this Schedule— “the appropriate court”, in relation to...
s.sch008
Amendments to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976
s.sch008
In section 38 of the Probate and Legacy Duties Act...
s.sch008
(1) In section 3 of the Confirmation of Executors (Scotland)...
s.sch008
(1) In section 5 (factor to lodge monies in one...
s.sch008
(1) In section 2 of the Confirmation of Executors (Scotland)...
s.sch008
In the second part of the Schedule to the Promissory...
s.sch008
(1) In section 3 of the Intestates Widows and Children...
s.sch008
(1) In section 3 of the Small Testate Estates (Scotland)...
s.sch008
(1) For subsection (1) of section 33 (Sheriff Court Rules...
s.sch008
(1) The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 shall be amended...
s.sch008
In section 4 of the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland)...
s.sch008
(1) The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 shall be amended as...
s.sch008
(1) For section 76 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act...
s.sch008
(1) In section 6(3)(e) of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection)...
s.sch008
Section 42(3)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1983...
s.sch008
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s.sch008
In section 8(1) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985...
s.sch008
Section 53(3) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (execution of instrument...
s.sch008
(1) In subsection (3) of section 4 (Scottish Legal Aid...
s.sch008
In section 6(1) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987...
s.sch008
For section 48 (limited right of audience of solicitor before...
s.sch008
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