Administration of Justice Act 1985

Application of rules relating to accounts and interest on client’s money E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 para. 15 repealed (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 182, 210, 211, Sch. 17 para. 32(17), Sch. 23 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(c)(i)(f)(v)(ff)

15 (1) Where rules made under section 22(3)(a) are applied to recognised bodies in accordance with section 32(3), an accountant shall, subject to sub-paragraph (2), be qualified to give any report required to be delivered under the rules if he [F8 is eligible for appointment as a statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006]. E+W

(2) An accountant shall not be qualified to give any such report in relation to a recognised body if he [F9 would be prohibited by section 1214 of that Act (independence requirement) from acting as statutory auditor] of that body.

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in Sch. 6 para. 15(1) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 10(2) (with arts. 6,11,12)

F9 Words in Sch. 6 para. 15(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 10(3) (with arts. 6,11,12)

16 (1) Where rules made under section 22(2) and containing any such provision as is referred to in section 23(1) are applied to recognised bodies [F2 or managers or employees of such bodies,] in accordance with section 32(3), then, except as provided by the rules and subject to sub-paragraph (2), a recognised body [F3 , manager or employee] which in pursuance of the rules maintains an account in which [F4 it or he keeps] money received or held for or on account of [F5 clients of the recognised body] generally shall not be liable to account to any person for interest received by it [F6 or him] on money in that account. E+W

(2) Nothing in any such rules or in sub-paragraph (1) shall affect any arrangement in writing between a recognised body [F7 , or any manager or employee of such a body, and any of the clients of the recognised body] as to the application of the client’s money or the payment of interest on it.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 6 para. 16(1) inserted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 182, 211, Sch. 17 para. 32(18)(a)(i) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(c)(i)

F3 Words in Sch. 6 para. 16(1) inserted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 182, 211, Sch. 17 para. 32(18)(a)(ii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(c)(i)

F4 Words in Sch. 6 para. 16(1) substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 182, 211, Sch. 17 para. 32(18)(a)(iii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(c)(i)

F5 Words in Sch. 6 para. 16(1) substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 182, 211, Sch. 17 para. 32(18)(a)(iv) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(c)(i)

F6 Words in Sch. 6 para. 16(1) inserted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 182, 211, Sch. 17 para. 32(18)(a)(v) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(c)(i)

F7 Words in Sch. 6 para. 16(2) substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 182, 211, Sch. 17 para. 32(18)(b) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(c)(i)