Statutory Instruments
LEGAL PROFESSION
Made
26th April 1990
Laid before Parliament
11th May 1990
Coming into force
1st June 1990
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 47(4) of the Solicitors Act 1974(1) hereby makes the following order:-
1. This Order may be cited as the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (Increase in Penalty) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st June 1990.
2. In section 47(2)(c) of the Solicitors Act 1974(2) for the figure "£3,000" there shall be substituted the figure "£5,000".
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
26th April 1990
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This order amends section 47(2)(c) of the Solicitors Act 1974 by increasing the maximum penalty which the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal may order a solicitor to pay from £3,000 to £5,000.
1974 c. 47; section 47(4) was added by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53). section 56(b).
Section 47(2)(c) was amended by the Administration of Justice Act 1982, section 56(a).