Examples of Solicitors Accounts Regulations in a sentence
Accounting and anti-money laundering compliance means compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2014 and, insofar as they relate to solicitors, the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 and 2013 (and any subsequent statutory modifications of such Acts).
As defined in the Regulations, “accounting and anti-money laundering compliance means compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2014 and, insofar as they relate to solicitors, the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 and 2013 (and any subsequent statutory modifications of such Acts)”.
Section D — Solicitors Accounts Regulations This Section should be completed only by an employed registered lawyer in private practice or by a registered lawyer employed by a non-solicitor (e.g. finan- cial institution, commercial entity, statutory body), in either case who has not handled clients’ moneys during the practice year 2014 other than on behalf of the employer.
Solicitors and reporting accountants find it difficult to follow regulations that are spread over five different statutory instruments, and, therefore, I note the Chairman of the Regulation of Practice Committee reported that it is proposed to consolidate the Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2001 to 2013 in one statutory instrument to make it easier for users to follow the Regulations (see Law Society’s Annual Report 2014, p.36).
Section D — Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2001 to 2006This Section should completed only by an employed solicitor in private practice or by a solicitor employed by a non-solicitor (e.g. financial institution, commer- cial entity, statutory body), in either case who has not handled clients’ moneys during the practice year 2012 other than on behalf of the employer.
I am appraised that the Law Society, at its Council Meeting on 7 November 2014, approved the Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2014 which will be effective on 1 December 2014.
In contrast to the Solicitors Accounts Regulations, where even trivial breaches of the Regulations must be reported, the Act requires that the practitioner confirms that “in their opinion” the firm complied in all “material respects” with the provisions of the Act.
Section D — Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2001 to 2006This Section should completed only by an employed solicitor in private practice or by a solicitor employed by a non-solicitor (e.g. financial institution, commercial entity, statutory body), in either case who has not handled clients’ moneys during the practice year 2013 other than on behalf of the employer.
Save as provided in clause (3) of this Regulation, these Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of December 2014 and thenceforth, subject to clause (3) of this Regulation, the Solicitors Accounts Regulations, 2001 to 2013 shall stand revoked.
What is accounting and anti-money laundering compliance?Accounting and anti-money laundering compliance means compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2014 and, insofar as they relate to solicitors, the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 and 2013 (and any subsequent statutory modifications of such Acts).