Scottish Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 272

Legal Profession
The Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) Amendment Order 2014

Made
21st October 2014

Coming into force
22nd October 2014

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) 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 2014 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 “11” substitute “8”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (3), for “6” substitute “5”;

(c)in sub-paragraph (4) for “5” substitute “3”.

KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st October 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the number and composition of the membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission.

(1)
2007 asp 5. Section 79(3) was amended by section 145(2) of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 asp 16.