6(1)Section 27 (rights of audience) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2)(a)(ii) (approval of qualification regulations and rules of conduct in relation to granting of right), omit “the granting of”.
(3)After subsection (8) insert—
“(8A)But a court may not limit the right to appear before the court in any proceedings to only some of those who have the right by virtue of the provisions of this section.”
(4)In subsection (9)—
(a)in the definition of “qualification regulations”, after “entitled to” insert “ , or to exercise, ”, and
(b)in the definition of “qualified litigator”, for “(“practising” having the same meaning as in section 19(8)(b))” substitute “ (that is, one who has a practising certificate in force or is employed wholly or mainly for the purpose of providing legal services to his employer) ”.