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Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman and Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland Act 1997

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6 Handling complaints: application and transition.

(1) This Part of this Act and, in so far as they relate to the 1990 Act, section 10 of and the Schedule to this Act shall apply as respects any handling complaint made on or after the coming into force of this section (irrespective of whether the conduct complaint to which it relates was made or dealt with before the coming into force of this section). (2) As respects any handling complaint to which, by virtue of subsection (1) above, the provisions mentioned in that subsection do not apply, the provisions of the 1990 Act shall continue to apply as if that Act had not been affected by this Act. (3) In subsection (1) above— “handling complaint” shall be construed in accordance with section 34(1A) of the 1990 Act (as inserted by section 1(3) of this Act) but, for the purposes of subsection (2) above, includes a handling complaint as defined in section 34(1) of that Act; and “conduct complaint” shall be construed in accordance with section 33(1) of that Act.

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6 Handling complaints: application and transition.

(1) This Part of this Act and, in so far as they relate to the 1990 Act, section 10 of and the Schedule to this Act shall apply as respects any handling complaint made on or after the coming into force of this section (irrespective of whether the conduct complaint to which it relates was made or dealt with before the coming into force of this section). (2) As respects any handling complaint to which, by virtue of subsection (1) above, the provisions mentioned in that subsection do not apply, the provisions of the 1990 Act shall continue to apply as if that Act had not been affected by this Act. (3) In subsection (1) above— “handling complaint” shall be construed in accordance with section 34(1A) of the 1990 Act (as inserted by section 1(3) of this Act) but, for the purposes of subsection (2) above, includes a handling complaint as defined in section 34(1) of that Act; and “conduct complaint” shall be construed in accordance with section 33(1) of that Act.

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