81E+W+SIn section 1 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (deeds and their execution)—
(a)in subsection (5) for “a solicitor” (in the first place) to “conveyancer” (in the second place) substitute “ a relevant lawyer, or an agent or employee of a relevant lawyer ”, and
(b)in subsection (6) for the definition of “duly certificated notary public” substitute—
““relevant lawyer” means a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes a reserved instrument activity (within the meaning of that Act).”