336.Paragraph 33 contains amendments relating to appeals from decisions of the Tribunal. Sub-paragraph (1) amends section 54 the 1980 Act in consequence of other provisions of the Act. It provides that section 43 of the Act does not apply in relation to an appeal under section 54(1B)(c). Section 43(9) of the Act provides for an appeal by an applicant for authorisation under rules pursuant to section 42, or by an authorised legal business against a relevant authorisation decision, which is defined to mean a decision taken under authorisation rules to refuse an application for authorisation of a legal business, to impose, vary or revoke conditions or restrictions in relation to the authorisation, or to suspend or withdraw an authorisation. The amendment in sub-paragraph (1) disapplies section 43 from section 54 of the 1980 Act because there is already an appeal route for those types of decisions.
337.Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) amend section 54 of the 1980 Act to enable the Council to appeal (in additional to the existing appeal grounds) a finding by the Tribunal that a solicitor is not guilty of professional misconduct or a decision made under section 53(2), (5) or (5A).
Schedule 3 — Minor and Consequential Modifications of Enactments Appeal from decisions of Tribunal