Legal Services Act 2007

5 (1) Section 16 (conditional licences) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) after the Investigating Committee established under section 24 has made any order in his case under section 24A;”, and

(b) after paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) when, having been required by rules made under section 22 to deliver to the Council a report by an accountant, he has not delivered such a report within the period required by the rules;

(eb) after having been disqualified under section 99 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (disqualification from being manager or employee of a licensed body etc);

(ec) after his holding of a restricted interest in a licensed body has been approved subject to conditions under paragraph 17, 28 or 33 of Schedule 13 to that Act (ownership of licensed bodies) or objected to under paragraph 19, 31 or 36 of that Schedule;”.

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) after “paragraph” insert “(ca),”, and

(b) after “(e),” insert “(ea), (eb), (ec),”.

(4) In subsection (5) for “or” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute—

“(aa) pending the hearing and determination of any appeal brought by the applicant under paragraph 18, 20, 29, 32, 34 or 37 of Schedule 13 to the Legal Services Act 2007;

(ab) pending the review by a licensing authority, in accordance with its licensing rules, of a determination that the applicant should be disqualified under section 99 of the Legal Services Act 2007; or”.

(5) After that subsection insert—

“(6) In this section—

• “licensed body”, “licensing authority” and “licensing rules” have the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see sections 71, 73 and 83 of that Act);

• “restricted interest”, in relation to a body, has the same meaning as in Schedule 13 to that Act (ownership of licensed bodies).”