§ 53 Page 22, line 26, after 'may' insert within 21 days of the date on which the Board's decision is intimated to him,'.
§ 54 Page 22, line 28, leave out `if he is not satisfied' and insert 'within 21 days of the date on which the outcome of such review is intimated to him'.
§ Lord Fraser of CarmyllieMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 53 and 54. I speak also to Amendments Nos. 63, 64, 96 and 97.
1558 These amendments introduce a standard time-limit for appeals against decisions of the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board relating to disciplinary matters and to refusal of applications for registration as a qualified conveyancer or as an executry practitioner. I am sure that the House will agree that 21 days is a reasonable period within which an agreed practitioner can be expected to appeal against the decision of the board. It corresponds exactly with similar provisions in the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, which is perhaps the most relevant comparable piece of legislation.
Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 53 and 54.—(Lord Fraser of Carmyllie.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.