The Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Transitional Provision) Order 2009
This Order makes provision in consequence of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”). It enables the Scottish Legal Aid Board or its agents (collectively referred to for convenience as “the Board”) to share information with a professional organisation investigating allegations of professional misconduct against one of its members in terms of section 33(1)(a) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”).