Administration of Justice Act 1985

1 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), references in this Schedule to a recognised body are references to a body corporate for the time being recognised under section 9 of this Act.

(2) References in this Schedule to a recognised body in relation to—

(a) a complaint (other than such a complaint as is mentioned in paragraph 16(1)(a)); or

(b) any such application as is mentioned in paragraph 15(2),

include references to a body corporate that was recognised under section 9 of this Act at the time when the conduct to which the complaint or application relates took place.

(3) References in this Schedule to an officer of a recognised body include references to a director, manager or secretary of that body.

(4) In section 87(1) of the 1974 Act the definitions of "client", " contentious business " and " non-contentious business " shall apply for the purposes of—

(a) this Schedule ; and

(b) any provision of the 1974 Act in so far as it has effect in relation to a recognised body by virtue of this Schedule,

as if for any reference to a solicitor there were substituted a reference to a recognised body ; and for those purposes " controlled trust ", in relation to a recognised body, means a trust of which it is sole trustee or co-trustee only with one or more of its officers or employees.

(5) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), any expression used in this Schedule which is also used in the 1974 Act has the same meaning as in that Act.

(6) In this Schedule "the 1974 Act" means the [1974 c. 47.] Solicitors Act 1974.