Committee
Justice 2 Committee, 24 Oct 2006
24 Oct 2006 · S2 · Justice 2 Committee
Item of business
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Speaker
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Section 35—Conduct complaints: duty of relevant professional organisations to investigate etc
In the same item of business
The Convener:
Con
Item 2 is the third day of stage 2 of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill. We will consider amendments to the bill from section 34 onwards, an...
Section 35—Conduct complaints: duty of relevant professional organisations to investigate etc
The Convener:
Con
Amendment 301, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 302 to 306, 346 to 348, 352 and 353.
The Deputy Minister for Justice (Hugh Henry):
Lab
I apologise at the outset and say that there is a technical problem with the numbering of the various new sections after section 35. As a result, amendment 3...
The Convener:
Con
You have not moved amendment 301, so we have now to proceed to the question on section 35. At the appropriate point, we will come back to what you were about...
Amendment 301 not moved.
Section 35 agreed to.
The Convener:
Con
I thank the minister for his clarifying comments of a moment ago.
After section 35
The Convener:
Con
Amendment 264, in the name of the minister, has been debated previously.
Amendment 264 moved—Hugh Henry—and agreed to.
The Convener:
Con
Amendment 302, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 303 to 306, 346 to 348, 352 and 353.
Hugh Henry:
Lab
The amendments in the group have three main purposes. First, they seek to empower professional organisations to obtain the documents and information that the...
Amendment 302 agreed to.
Amendments 303 to 305 moved—Hugh Henry—and agreed to.
The Convener:
Con
Amendment 221, in the name of Colin Fox, was debated with amendment 66. I ask Colin Fox whether he wishes to move that amendment.
Colin Fox (Lothians) (SSP):
SSP
I am afraid that I am at a loss, convener. I do not have the amendment in front of me and I was not aware that it was coming up.
The Convener:
Con
The solution to the quandary is as follows: the amendment was debated in your absence. Of course, it was not moved when it was debated as part of a group of ...
Colin Fox:
SSP
In that case, I move amendment 221.
The Convener:
Con
The question is, that amendment 221 be agreed to. Are we all agreed?
Members:
No.
The Convener:
Con
There will be a division.
ForFox, Colin (Lothians) (SSP)AgainstBaillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab)Craigie, Cathie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) Davidson, Mr David (North East Scotland...
The Convener:
Con
The result of the division is: For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0.
Amendment 221 disagreed to.
After schedule 3
Amendment 306 moved—Hugh Henry—and agreed to.
Section 36—Unsatisfactory professional conduct: solicitors, firms of solicitor, incorporated practices or certain limited liability partnerships
Amendments 128 to 133 moved—Hugh Henry—and agreed to.
The Convener:
Con
Amendment 307, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 308 to 312, 316, 325 to 327, 331, 332, 334 to 337, 340, 349 and 351.