Legal Services Act 2007

2 (1) The Board must give the approved regulator a notice (“a warning notice”) accompanied by a draft of the proposed recommendation. E+W

(2) The warning notice must—

(a) state that the Board proposes to make a recommendation under subsection (5) of section 45 in the form of the accompanying draft, and

(b) state the reasons why the Board is satisfied of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection.

(3) The Board must publish a copy of the warning notice.

(4) The approved regulator may make to the Board—

(a) written representations, and

(b) if the Board authorises it to do so, oral representations,

about the proposed recommendation.

(5) The Board must make rules governing the making of oral and written representations.

(6) Representations under this paragraph must be made within—

(a) the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the warning notice is given to the approved regulator, or

(b) such longer period as the Board may specify in a particular case.

(7) The Board must consider any representations duly made by the approved regulator.

(8) Where oral representations are duly made, the Board must prepare a report of those representations.

(9) Before preparing that report, the Board must—

(a) give the approved regulator a reasonable opportunity to comment on a draft of the report, and

(b) have regard to any comments duly made.

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Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 9 para. 2 wholly in force; Sch. 9 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 211; Sch. 9 para. 2(5) in force at 1.1.2009 by S.I. 2008/3149, art. 2(c)(iv); Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 1.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(c)(ii) (with art. 9)