PART VIMISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

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Nothing in this Order shall operate to prejudice or affect—

a

any inherent or other jurisdiction exercisable by any court, division or judge of the High Court or by the Court of Appeal or [F1 the Crown Court] or any judge of either of those Courts or of any other Court in relation to a solicitor whether by reason of his being deemed to be an officer of theF2Court of Judicature or otherwise; or

b

any enactment empowering an unqualified person to conduct, defend or otherwise act in relation to any legal proceedings; or

c

any rights or privileges of the solicitor to any government department (including a department of the Government of the United Kingdom);

and nothing in this Order shall operate to require any solicitor such as is mentioned in paragraph ( c) or any clerk or officer appointed to act for him to be admitted or enrolled or to hold a practising certificate in any case where it would not have been necessary for him to be admitted or enrolled or to hold such a certificate if this Order had not been made.