19. After section 10 (penalty for pretending to be a body recognised under section 9)(1), insert—
10A.—(1) A sole solicitor shall not describe or hold out the sole solicitor’s practice as a practice for the time being recognised under section 9 unless it is so recognised.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(3) In this section “sole solicitor” has the same meaning as in section 9.”.
Section 10 was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c. 61) and by paragraphs 80 and 83 of Schedule 16 to the Legal Services Act 2007.