Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/35
Timestamp: 2018-02-26 03:35:39
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1975 c. 35
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Farriers (Registration) Act 1975.
1975 CHAPTER 35
An Act to prevent and avoid suffering by and cruelty to horses arising from the shoeing of horses by unskilled persons; to promote the proper shoeing of horses; to promote the training of farriers and shoeing smiths; to provide for the establishment of a Farriers Registration Council to register persons engaged in farriery and the shoeing of horses; to prohibit the shoeing of horses by unqualified persons; and for purposes connected therewith.
[22nd May 1975]
I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 19(2)(3)
1 Functions of Farriers Company.E+W+S
The Worshipful Company of Farriers (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) shall have the general function of securing adequate standards of competence and conduct among persons engaged in the shoeing of horses (hereinafter referred to as “farriers”) and shall promote, encourage and advance the art and science of farriery and education in connection with the said art and science.
2 Farriers Registration Council.E+W+S
(1)There shall be established a body called the Farriers Registration Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall have the general function of carrying out the powers and duties conferred upon it by this Act.
3 Register of farriers.E+W+S
(1)The registrar appointed by the Council in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall establish and maintain a register which shall be divided into Parts as hereinafter provided.
[F1(2A)Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to registration under section 7(6), but the registrar shall cause to be entered in Part V of the register the name and prescribed particulars of every person entitled to be registered under section 7(6).]
F1S. 3(2A) inserted (31.3.2008) by Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/646), regs. 1, 3
4 Rules with respect to register.E+W+S
(1)The Council may make rules with respect to the form and keeping of the register, the making of entries therein and the removal of entries therefrom and, in particular—
[F2(5)No fee may be prescribed under subsection (1)(a) in respect of registration under section 7(6), and no fee may be prescribed under subsection (1)(b) in respect of retention in the register of the name of a person registered under section 7(6).]
F2S. 4(5) inserted (31.3.2008) by Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/646), regs. 1, 4
5 Fraudulent entries in the register.E+W+S
If any person wilfully procures or attempts to procure the entry of his name in the register by making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either orally or in writing, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F3level 3 on the standard scale].
6 Removal of names from register.E+W+S
The registrar shall remove from the register the names of—
(a)every deceased person;
[F47 Qualifications for registration.E+W+S
(1)Subject to section 15, a person is entitled to be registered in Part I of the register if he applies for registration and satisfies the Council—
(a)that on the 1st January 1976 his name was registered in the Register of Farriers kept by the Company;
(b)that he has satisfied such conditions as to apprenticeship or training or both as the Council may prescribe and has passed a prescribed examination;
(c)that he has completed a course of training as a farrier in Her Majesty’s Army and has passed a prescribed examination;
(d)that he is or has been registered in Part II or in Part IV of the register and has passed a prescribed examination;
(e)that he holds a qualification—
(i)granted otherwise than in a relevant European State; and
(ii)for the time being accepted for the purposes of this subsection by the Council,
and that during any period of two years subsequent to the date when he obtained his qualifications he has been regularly and gainfully engaged in the shoeing of horses;
(f)that he is entitled to be recognised as a farrier pursuant to Chapter 1 or Chapter 2 of Part 3 of [F5the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015] and has satisfied any procedural requirements of those Regulations that apply for the purposes of such recognition; or
(g)that he is or has been registered in Part II or Part IV of the Register and possesses experience in shoeing horses obtained in the United Kingdom as set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations.
(2)Subject to section 15, a person is entitled to be registered in Part II of the register if he applies for registration before such date as may be prescribed and satisfies the Council that during any period of two years before the date of his application or such shorter period as the Council may approve he was—
(a)otherwise than as an apprentice or while undergoing a course of training, regularly engaged in the shoeing of horses in a business which consists exclusively of such shoeing or is the business of a blacksmith or general smith of which the shoeing of horses forms a part; or
(b)practising as a farrier in Her Majesty’s Army.
(3)Subject to section 15, a person is entitled to be registered in Part III of the register if he applies for registration before such date as may be prescribed and satisfies the Council by means of a certificate by a practising veterinary surgeon, which shall be in the prescribed form, or by such other evidence as the Council may in his case consider appropriate, that during any period of two years before the date of his application for registration he has regularly and competently—
(a)carried out the shoeing of horses belonging to himself; or
(b)otherwise than by way of trade or for reward, carried out the shoeing of horses belonging to other persons.
(4)Subject to section 15, a person is entitled to be registered in Part IV of the register if—
(a)being a person who is not otherwise entitled to be registered under this Act he applies for registration before such date as may be prescribed and satisfies the Council that during any period of two years before the date of his application for registration or such shorter period as the Council may approve he has been regularly and gainfully engaged in the shoeing of horses otherwise than as an apprentice or while undergoing a course of training; or
(b)being a person who has not passed a prescribed examination he applies for registration before the date prescribed pursuant to paragraph (a) and satisfies the Council that he has complied with—
(i)the conditions as to apprenticeship or training prescribed by the Council in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (1), and
(ii)such additional conditions, if any, as to further apprenticeship or training as the Council may require in his case.
(5)In any case in which it appears to the Council that a person has for sufficient reason failed to make an application under subsection (2), (3) or (4) before such dates as the Council may have respectively prescribed for the purposes of those subsections, the Council may direct that he is entitled to apply within such period as may be specified in that direction.
(6)Subject to section 15, a person is entitled to be registered in Part V of the register if the person has the benefit of [F6regulation 12] of [F7the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015] in connection with the provision by the person of services as a farrier on a temporary and occasional basis (the person having complied with any requirements imposed under Part 2 of those Regulations in connection with the provision by the person of services as a farrier).
(7)Where the Council receives a document from a person under [F8regulation 15 or 16] of those Regulations and it appears to the Council—
(a)that the document was sent or produced to the Council for the purposes of establishing that the person is entitled to the benefit of [F9regulation 12] of those Regulations in connection with the provision by the person of services as a farrier on a temporary and occasional basis, but
(b)that the person is not entitled under subsection (6) to be registered in Part V of the register,
the Council shall, as soon as may be reasonably practicable after the Council comes to be of that view, notify the person that the Council is of that view.
(8)The Council must discharge its functions in relation to a person registered under subsection (1)(f) or (6) in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications as it applies to the profession of farrier.
(9)In this section “relevant European State” means EEA State or Switzerland.
F4Ss. 7-9 substituted (31.3.2008) by Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/646), regs. 1, 5
F5Words in s. 7(1)(f) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(a)
F6Words in s. 7(6) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(b)
F7Words in s. 7(6) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(a)
F8Words in s. 7(7) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(c)
F9Words in s. 7(7)(a) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(b)
8 The Company’s Register.E+W+S
For the purposes of section 7(1)(a), the Company shall make available its Register of Farriers and permit the Council to make copies of it and to take extracts from it.
9Appeals in relation to registrationE+W+S
(1)Where an application for registration under section 7(1), (2), (3) or (4) is refused, or the registrar fails to enter the name of the applicant in the appropriate Part of the register, the applicant may appeal to the Disciplinary Committee (which is established under section 14).
(2)If a person claims to be entitled to be registered in Part V of the register, but the person is not registered in that Part, the person may appeal to the Disciplinary Committee.
(3)Where the Council has made a decision under [F10regulation 13(2)] of [F11the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015] in relation to a person, that person may appeal to the Disciplinary Committee.
(4)Where the Council has made a decision under Part 3 of those Regulations in relation to a person, that person may appeal to the Disciplinary Committee.
(5)Without prejudice to the generality of [F12regulation 68(3)] of those Regulations, [F13regulation 68(1)] of those Regulations shall not apply in relation to a decision of the Council under those Regulations.
(6)Where a person appeals under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) the Disciplinary Committee may direct that the person’s name be entered in the appropriate Part of the register.
(7)Where the Disciplinary Committee decides an appeal under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) the person who made that appeal may, within twenty-eight days after the person is notified of the Disciplinary Committee’s decision, appeal against that decision to the High Court or, in Scotland, to the Court of Session.
(8)Subsections (4) and (5) of section 15 apply to an appeal under subsection (7) of this section as they apply to an appeal under subsection (1) of that section.]
F10Words in s. 9(3) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(d)
F11Words in s. 9(3) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(a)
F12Words in s. 9(5) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(e)(i)
F13Words in s. 9(5) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(e)(ii)
10 Certificate of registration etc.E+W+S
(1)The registrar shall issue—
(a)to a person registered in Part I or Part II of the register a certificate of registration in the prescribed form;
(b)to a person registered in Part III [F14, Part IV or Part V] of the register an acknowledgement of such registration in the prescribed form.
F14Words in s. 10(1)(b) substituted (31.3.2008) by Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/646), regs. 1, 6
11 Approval of courses, qualifications and institutions.E+W+S
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section the Council may approve for the purposes of this Act [F15or of rules made by the Council thereunder]—
(b)any qualification which, as the result of an examination taken in conjunction with a course of training approved by the Council under this section, is granted to candidates reaching a standard at the examination indicating, in the opinion of the Council, that they have sufficient knowledge and skill to carry out the shoeing of horses;
(c)any qualification which, as a result of an examination taken by a person whose name has been registered in Part II of the register, is granted to candidates reaching such standards as is mentioned in paragraph (b) hereof;
(d)any institution which the Council considers is properly organised and equipped for conducting the whole or any part of a course of training approved by the Council under this section;
and may refuse its approval under this section or withdraw such an approval previously given; and notice of the giving, refusal or withdrawal of such an approval shall be served by the Council on the body or person affected.
F15Words inserted by Farriers (Registration) (Amendment) Act 1977 (c. 31), Sch. para. 4
F16Ss. 11(2), 16(4) repealed by Farriers (Registration) (Amendment) Act 1977 (c. 31), s. 1(2)
12 Supervision of approved institutions and examinations.E+W+S
It shall be the duty of the Council to keep itself informed of the nature of the instruction given at institutions approved under the last foregoing section of this Act to persons attending courses approved under that section and of the examinations in the carrying out of farriery the passing of which may be prescribed by the Council as being a condition of registration under this Act.
13 The Investigating Committee.E+W+S
(1)The Council shall set up a committee F17... to be known as the Investigating Committee, for the preliminary investigation of cases (hereinafter referred to as “disciplinary cases”) in which it is alleged that a person is liable to have his name erased from the register on any grounds specified in section 15 of this Act.
F17Words in s. 13(1) omitted (15.9.2017) by virtue of Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 4; S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
14 The Disciplinary Committee.E+W+S
(1)The Council shall set up a committee F18... to be known as the Disciplinary Committee, for the consideration and determination of disciplinary cases referred to it under the last foregoing section and of any other cases of which they have cognizance under section 9 or any of the following provisions of this Act.
(2)The provisions of Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution [F19of, and proceedings before,] the Disciplinary Committee.
F18Words in s. 14(1) omitted (15.9.2017) by virtue of Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 6(a); S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
F19Words in s. 14(2) substituted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 6(b); S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
15 Removal of names from register.E+W+S
(c)such a person has been convicted of an offence involving cruelty to animals[F20; or
(d)a person registered under section 7(6) ceases, by reason of the operation of [F21regulation 24(1)] of [F22the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015] , to be entitled under Part 2 of those Regulations to provide services as a farrier on a temporary and occasional basis]
the Committee may, if it thinks fit, direct that the person’s name shall be removed from the register or that his registration therein shall be suspended, that is to say, it shall not have effect during a period specified in the direction:
Provided that, in any case falling within paragraph (b) of this subsection, where the application for registration was referred to the Disciplinary Committee under section 9 of this Act, the Committee shall not direct that a person’s name shall be removed from the register except upon evidence which was not before the Committee when it considered the application.
(2)When the Disciplinary Committee directs that a person’s name shall be removed from the register, the Committee shall cause notice of the direction to be served on that person.
(7)A person whose name is removed from the register in pursuance of a direction of the Disciplinary Committee under this section shall not be entitled to be registered in the register again except in pursuance of a direction in that behalf given by the Committee on the application of that person; and a direction under this section for the removal of a person’s name from the register may prohibit an application under this subsection by that person until the expiration of such period from the date of the direction (and where he has duly made such an application, from the date of his last application) as may be specified in the direction.
F20S. 15(1)(d) and word inserted (31.3.2008) by Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/646), regs. 1, 7
F21Words in s. 15(1)(d) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(f)
F22Words in s. 15(1)(d) substituted (18.1.2016) by The Farriers Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2072), regs. 1(1), 2(a)
[F2315A Restriction on use of style.E+W+S
(1)It shall be unlawful for a person who is not registered in the register to use or adopt the style, title or description “farrier” or “shoeing smith” or any other style, title or description which is likely to cause any other person to believe that such first mentioned person is so registered:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to a person—
who, having had his name removed from the register, has not yet been given notice by the registrar of its removal; or
who, having applied for registration in the register, has not had his application finally determined [F24; or
who is entitled to be, but is not, registered under section 7(6)]
(2)A person who contravenes this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100.]
F23S. 15A inserted by Farriers (Registration) (Amendment) Act 1977 (c. 31), Sch. para. 5
F24S. 15A(1)(iii) and word inserted (31.3.2008) by Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/646), regs. 1, 8
16 Offences by unregistered persons.E+W+S
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section it shall be unlawful—
(b)for a person who is registered in Part III of the register to carry out farriery by way of trade or for reward; or
(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25
(ii)a person attending a course of training approved by the Council under section 11 of this Act conducted at an institution so approved if carried out in the course of his training;
(iii)a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner;
[F26(b)who, having applied for registration in the register, has not had his application finally determined][F27; or
(c)who is entitled to be, but is not, registered under section 7(6)]
(3)A person who contravenes this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F28level 3 on the standard scale].
F25S. 16(1)(c) repealed by Farriers (Registration) (Amendment) Act 1977 (c. 31), s. 1(2)
F26S. 16(2)(b) substituted by Farriers (Registration) (Amendment) Act 1977 (c. 31), Sch. para. 6
F27S. 16(2)(c) and word inserted (31.3.2008) by Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/646), regs. 1, 9
F28Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G
F29Ss. 11(2), 16(4) repealed by Farriers (Registration) (Amendment) Act 1977 (c. 31), s. 1(2)
I2S. 16 in force at 30.3.2007 for S. in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2006/581, art. 2
17 Service of documents.E+W+S
Any notice or other document authorised or required to be given under this Act may, without prejudice to any other method of service but subject to any provision to the contrary in rules under this Act, be served by post; and for the purposes of the application to this section of [F30section 7 of the M1Interpretation Act 1978] (which relates to service by post) the proper address of a person to whose registration such a document relates shall be his address in the register.
F30Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 25(2)
[F3117APower to change constitution of Council and its committeesE+W+S
F31S. 17A inserted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), ss. 2, 3(2); S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
“appointed day” in relation to any provision means the day appointed under section 19 of this Act for the commencement of that provision;
“the Company” means The Worshipful Company of Farriers being The Livery Company of the City of London bearing that name and incorporated by Royal Charter dated the seventeenth day of January 1674 granted by His late Majesty King Charles II;
“the Council” means the Farriers Registration Council established pursuant to secton 2 of this Act;
“farriery” means any work in connection with the preparation or treatment of the foot of a horse for the immediate reception of a shoe thereon, the fitting by nailing or otherwise of a shoe to the foot or the finishing off of such work to the foot;
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules drawn up by the Council;
“register” means the register maintained pursuant to section 3 of this Act;
[F32“registered person” means a person who is registered in the register;]
“registrar” means the registrar of the Council; and
[F32“veterinary practitioner” means a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register kept under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;]
[F32“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons kept under that Act.]
F32Words in s. 18 inserted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 3; S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
19 Short title and commencement.E+W+S
(1)This Act may be cited as the Farriers (Registration) Act 1975.
C11.1.1976 appointed under s. 19(2) by S.I. 1975/2018
C21.6.1979 appointed (E.W.) under s. 19(3) by S.I. 1978/1928
C31.11.1981 appointed (S.) under s. 19(3) with the exception of certain areas namely (i) Highland Region (ii) Western Isles Islands Area (iii) Orkney Islands Area (iv) Shetlands Islands Area and (v) all other islands: S.I. 1981/767
SCHEDULE 1E+W+S The Farriers Registration Council
[F33Part 1E+W+S
F33Sch. 1 Pt. I substituted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 1; S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
Casual vacanciesE+W+S
(b)a defect in the appointment (or election) of a member.]
F347. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S
F34Sch. 1 para. 7 omitted (15.9.2017) by virtue of Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 2(2); S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
F358. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S
F35Sch. 1 para. 8 omitted (15.9.2017) by virtue of Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 2(2); S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
9 [F36(1)] In addition to the Investigating Committee and the Disciplinary Committee authorised by this Act, the Council may set up one or more additional committees of the Council or one or more area councils for any particular part or parts of Great Britain to carry out, on behalf of the Council, such of its functions as the Council may determine, not being functions required by this Act to be carried out by the Council itself.E+W+S
[F37(2)The Council may make rules governing the meetings and procedure of an additional committee or area council.
(b)for a member acting as chair to have an additional casting vote.]
F36Sch. 1 para. 9(1): Sch. 1 para. 9 renumbered as Sch. 1 para. 9(1) (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 2(3)(a); S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
F37Sch. 1 para. 9(2)(3) inserted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 2(3)(b); S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
10The Council shall appoint a registrar of the Council and such other officers and servants as it may determine.E+W+S
11The Council shall keep proper accounts of all sums received or paid by it, and proper records in relation to those accounts.E+W+S
12(1)The Council shall appoint auditors of the Council and shall cause its accounts to be audited annually by them and as soon as is practicable after the accounts for any period have been audited the Council shall cause them to be published.E+W+S
F38[(2)A person shall not be appointed an auditor of the Council unless he is eligible for appointment as a [F39statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006].]
(3)None of the following persons shall be qualified to be an auditor of the Council—
F40 . . .
References in this sub-paragraph to an officer or servant shall be construed as not including references to an auditor.
F38Sch. 1 para. 12(2) substituted (1.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1997, reg. 2, Sch. para.25
F39Words in Sch. 1 para. 12(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(o) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F40Words in Sch. 1 para. 12(3) omitted (1.10.1991) by virtue of S.I. 1991/1997, reg. 2, Sch. para.25
[F41SCHEDULE 2E+W+SConstitution of the Investigating Committee
F41Sch. 2 substituted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 5; S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
1(1)The Investigating Committee is to consist of six members appointed by the Council.E+W+S
2(1)Appointment as a member of the Investigating Committee is for a term determined by the Council.E+W+S
3(1)The quorum for a meeting of the Investigating Committee is three, of whom one must be a registered person.E+W+S
4The validity of anything done by the Investigating Committee is not affected by—E+W+S
(b)a defect in the appointment of a member.]
SCHEDULE 3E+W+S The Disciplinary Committee
[F42Part 1E+W+S
F42Sch. 3 Pt. I substituted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 7; S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
Constitution of Disciplinary CommitteeE+W+S
[F43Proceedings before] Disciplinary CommitteeE+W+S
F43Words in Sch. 3 Pt. II heading substituted (15.9.2017) by Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (c. 28), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 8; S.I. 2017/921, reg. 2
4(1)For the purpose of any proceedings under this Act before the Disciplinary Committee in England and Wales (whether relating to disciplinary cases or otherwise) the Disciplinary Committee may administer oaths, and, any party to the proceedings may sue out writs of subpoena ad testificandum and duces tecum, but no person shall be compelled under any such writ to produce any document which he could not be compelled to produce on the trial of an action.E+W+S
(2)Section [F4436 of the [F45Senior Courts Act 1981]] (which provides a special procedure for the issue of such writs so as to be in force throughout the United Kingdom) shall apply in relation to any such proceedings as aforesaid as it applies in relation to causes or matters in the High Court.
(a)for securing that notice that the proceedings are to be brought shall be given, at such time and in such manner as may be specified in the rules, to the person alleged to be liable to have his name erased from the registers;
(d)for requiring in any case where it is alleged that a person registered under this Act has been guilty of serious misconduct in any professional respect and where the Disciplinary Committee judge that the allegation has not been proved, that they shall record a finding that the person is not guilty of such misconduct in respect of the matter to which the allegation relates;
F44Words substituted by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), s. 152(1), Sch. 5
F45Words in Act substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 1(2); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
5(1)For the purpose of advising the Disciplinary Committee on questions of law arising in proceedings before them there shall be in all such proceedings an assessor to the Disciplinary Committee who shall be E+W+S
[F46(a)a person who has a 10 year general qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990; or
(b)an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least 10 years’ standing.]
(a)that where an assessor advises the Disciplinary Committee on any question of law as to evidence, procedure or any other matters specified in the rules, he shall do so in the presence of every party, or person representing a party, to the proceedings who appears thereat or, if the advice is tendered after the Disciplinary Committee have begun to deliberate as to its findings, that every such party or person as aforesaid shall be informed what advice the assessor has tendered;
(b)that every such party or person as aforesaid shall be informed if in any case the Committee does not accept the advice of the assessor on any such question as aforesaid;
F46Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 5(1)(a)(b) substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 71(2), Sch. 10 para. 38
6The power to make or approve rules conferred on the Lord Chancellor by this Part of this Schedule shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.E+W+S
7In the application of this Part of this Schedule to Scotland, for the references to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted references to the Lord Advocate.E+W+S
C4Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 7: Functions of the Lord Advocate transferred to the Secretary of State, and all property, rights and liabilities to which the Lord Advocate is entitled or subject in connection with any such function transferred to the Secretary of State for Scotland (19.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/678, arts. 2, 3, Sch. (with art. 7)