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Below you can find links to commonly used statutes and statutory instruments.

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Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990

Property Misdescriptions Act 1991

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

Legal Services Act 2007

Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010

Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012


Statutory Instruments

Property Misdescriptions (Specified Matters) Order 1992

The European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

The European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004

Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (Foreign Lawyers and Multi-national Practices) Regulations 2004

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Money Laundering: Exceptions to Overseas Conduct Defence) Order 2006

The Money Laundering Regulations 2007

The Legal Services Act 2007 (Levy) Rules 2010

 

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