24Extension of the reserved legal activitiesE+W
(1)The Lord Chancellor may, by order, amend section 12 or Schedule 2 (reserved legal activities) so as to add any legal activity to the activities which are reserved legal activities for the purposes of this Act.
(2)An order under subsection (1) may be made only on the recommendation of the Board.
(3)Schedule 6 makes provision about the making of recommendations for the purposes of this section.
(4)Where a recommendation is made in relation to an activity, the Lord Chancellor must—
(a)consider the report containing the recommendation given to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 16(3)(a) of that Schedule,
(b)decide whether or not to make an order under this section in respect of the activity, and
(c)publish a notice of that decision,
within the period of 90 days beginning with the day on which the report was given to the Lord Chancellor.
(5)Where the Lord Chancellor decides not to make an order under this section in respect of an activity, the notice under subsection (4)(c) must state the reasons for that decision.
Commencement Information
I1S. 24 wholly in force at 1.1.2010; s. 24 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 211; s. 24(3) in force at 1.1.2009 by S.I. 2008/3149, art. 2(b)(i); s. 24 in force otherwise at 1.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(b)(i) (with art. 9)