Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local practising certificate – failure to show cause
63 Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local practising certificate – failure to show cause
The Law Society may refuse to grant or renew, or may amend, suspend or cancel, a local practising certificate if the applicant or holder:
is required by section 61 or 62 to provide a notice or written statement about a show cause event and has failed to provide a written statement under the requirement; or
has provided a written statement under section 61 or 62 but, in the Society's opinion, the statement is not a genuine or reasonable attempt to show that the applicant or holder is a fit and proper person to hold a practising certificate; or
has failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement under Chapter 6 made in connection with an investigation of the show cause event concerned or has committed an offence under that Part in connection with any such investigation.
For this section only, a written statement accepted by the
Society under section 62(3) is taken to have been provided under section 62.
The Society must give the applicant or holder an information notice for the decision to refuse to grant or renew, or to amend, suspend or cancel, the certificate.
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