Administration of Justice Act 1985

16 (1) The Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any of the following complaints made to it under this paragraph with respect to a recognised body, namely— E+W

(a) a complaint that the body has (while a recognised body) been convicted by any court F1 ... of a criminal offence which renders it unsuitable to be recognised under section 9 of this Act;

(b) a complaint that the body has failed to comply with [F2 any requirement imposed by or by virtue of this Act]F2 or with any rules applicable to it by virtue of section 9 of this Act;

[F3 (c) a complaint that the body has acted in contravention of section 41 of the 1974 Act or paragraph 9(2) of this Schedule or of any conditions subject to which a permission has been granted under section 41 of that Act or that paragraph of this Schedule; or]

F3 (d) a complaint that the body has knowingly acted in contravention of any such order as is mentioned in section 44(2) of the 1974 Act or of any conditions subject to which a permission has been granted under such an order.

[F4 (1A) The Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any of the following complaints made to it under this paragraph with respect to a manager or employee of a recognised body (“the relevant person”)—

(a) a complaint that the relevant person has been convicted by any court of a criminal offence which renders that person unsuitable to be a manager or employee (or both) of a recognised body;

(b) a complaint that the relevant person has failed to comply with any requirement imposed by or by virtue of this Act or any rules applicable to the relevant person by virtue of section 9 of this Act;

(c) a complaint that the relevant person has acted in contravention of section 41 of the 1974 Act or paragraph 9(2) of this Schedule or of any conditions subject to which a permission has been granted under that section or for the purposes of paragraph 9(2) of this Schedule;

(d) a complaint that the relevant person has knowingly acted in contravention of an order under section 43(2) of the 1974 Act or of any conditions subject to which a permission has been granted under such an order.]

F4 (2) A complaint may be made to the Tribunal under this paragraph by any person.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 16(1)(a) repealed (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 210, 211, Sch. 16 para. 104(a), Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)(f)(v)(bb)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 16(1)(b) substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 104(b) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)

F3 Sch. 2 para. 16(1)(c) substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 104(c) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)

F4 Sch. 2 para. 16(1A) inserted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 104(d) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 16 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 69(2) and S.I. 1991/2683, art. 2