Section 47 | Jurisdiction And Powers Of Tribunal | Solicitors Act 1974 C47

47 Jurisdiction and powers of Tribunal

Solicitors Act 1974 (1974 c 47) | Legislation

47 Jurisdiction and powers of Tribunal

[(1) Any application—

(a) to strike the name of a solicitor off the roll;

(b) to require a solicitor to answer allegations contained in an affidavit;

(c) to require a former solicitor whose name has been removed from or struck off the roll to answer allegations contained in an affidavit relating to a time when he was a solicitor;

(d) by a solicitor who has been suspended from practice for an unspecified period, by order of the Tribunal, for the termination of that suspension;

(e) by a former solicitor whose name has been struck off the roll to have his name restored to the roll;

[(ea) . . .]

(f) by a former solicitor in respect of whom a direction has been given under subsection (2)(g) to have his name restored to the roll,

shall be made to the Tribunal; but nothing in this subsection shall affect any jurisdiction over solicitors exercisable by the Master of the Rolls, or by any judge of the High Court, by virtue of section 50.

(2) Subject to [subsections (2E) and] (3) and to section 54, on the hearing of any application or complaint made to the Tribunal under