SCHEDULES

I1C1 SCHEDULE 2F3Legal services practices: Supplementary Provisions

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 2 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 69(2) and S.I. 1991/2683, art. 2

Amendments (Textual)
F3

Words in Sch. 2 heading substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 85 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Sch. 2 applied (with modifications) by SI 2000/1119 Sch. 4 para. 24(2) (as substituted (1.11.2015) by The Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/401), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(c)(ii))

F2Power to charge for costs of investigation

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F2

Sch. 2 para. 14A and cross-heading substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 102 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii) (subject to art. 4)

F114A

1

The Society may make regulations prescribing charges to be paid to the Society by recognised bodies who are the subject of a discipline investigation F4or by the sole solicitor in a recognised sole solicitor’s practice which is subject to a discipline investigation .

2

A discipline investigation is an investigation carried out by the Society into a failure or apprehended failure by a recognised body F5, or by a sole solicitor, or any employee, in a recognised sole solicitor’s practice, to comply with any requirement imposed by or by virtue of this Act or F6any rules applicable to them by virtue of section 9.

3

Regulations under this paragraph may—

a

make different provision for different cases or purposes;

b

provide for the whole or part of a charge payable under the regulations to be repaid in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations.

4

Any charge which a recognised body F7or a sole solicitor is required to pay under regulations under this paragraph is recoverable by the Society as a debt due to the Society from the recognised body F8or from that sole solicitor .

5

This paragraph applies in relation to a manager or employee of a recognised body as it applies in relation to a recognised body.