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Legal Profession Regulation 2007
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65 Statements about receipt or holding of trust money
(1) The law society council may, by notice given under this section,
require a law practice to give the law society council a statement—
(a) stating whether or not the practice has during a stated period
received or held trust money; and
(b) if it has received or held trust money during the period, stating
to which of the following categories the trust money belongs:
(i) general trust money (other than that mentioned in
subparagraphs (ii) to (iv));
(ii) controlled money;
(iii) transit money;
(iv) money subject to a power.
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(2) A notice may be given to apply in relation to 1 or more periods
(whether occurring annually or otherwise), and may be withdrawn or
amended by a further notice.
(3) A notice may state the time by which or the period during which the
requirement must be complied with.
(4) A notice is given to—
(a) a particular law practice by sending the notice by post to the
(b) a particular class of law practices by publishing the notice in a
circular distributed generally to law practices of the class or in a
magazine or other publication available generally to law
practices of the class.
(5) A law practice—
(a) must comply with a requirement imposed on it under this section
and must do so by the time or during the period stated in the
notice for compliance; and
(b) must not include in the statement any information that is false or
misleading in a material particular.