Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 U.K. Amendments relating to jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Part 1 U.K. Jurisdiction transferred from the House of Lords

Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46) U.K.

32 (1) The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In section 20(2)(a) (duty of Council of Law Society of Scotland to supply lists of solicitors holding practising certificates), for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—

“(ii) the Supreme Court;”.

(3) In section 25A (rights of audience)—

(a) in the sidenote and in each of subsections (1)(a) and (4), for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”; and

(b) in subsection (4) omit the words “and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council” where they last occur.