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62. In article 7 (the register: supplemental provisions)(1), after paragraph (2), insert—
“(2A) Where the applicant applies in reliance on a specified state qualification or qualifications, the Registrar may not request more documentary and other evidence than is necessary to demonstrate to the Registrar that the applicant has satisfied the conditions specified in article 9(2).
(2B) Where documentary or other evidence falls to be provided in connection with the registration of a specified state professional under article 9, the Council must accept certified copies of documents in place of original documents unless it requires original documents to protect the integrity of the application process.
(2C) For the purposes of paragraph (2B), a certified copy of a document is one which is certified to be a true copy of the original by a solicitor practising in any part of the United Kingdom.
(2D) Any fee prescribed by the Council under paragraph (1) in connection with the making of an entry in the register relating to a specified state professional must be—
(a)reasonable and proportionate to the cost of dealing with such an applicant’s application;
(b)transparent, and made public in advance; and
(c)payable by electronic means through the Council’s website.”.
There are amendments to article 7 but none is relevant to these Regulations.
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