Administration of Justice Act 1985
7.—(1) The Administration of Justice Act 1985(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 9(8) (recognition of legal services bodies and of sole solicitors’ practices)(2), in the definition of “registered European lawyer”, after “2000” insert “, as that regulation has effect by virtue of regulation 6 of the Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020”.
(3) In section 9A (legal services bodies)(3)—
(a)in subsection (6)—
(i)for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)an advocate or solicitor in Scotland;
(ca)a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland;”;
(ii)in paragraph (d)(ii), for “paragraphs (a) to (c)” substitute “paragraphs (a) to (ca)”;
(iii)in paragraph (e), for “paragraphs (a) to (c)” substitute “paragraphs (a) to (ca)”;
(b)in subsection (8), omit the definition of “the Directive”.
The heading to section 9 was substituted by S.I. 2015/401. Section 9 was amended by sections 177(b) and 210 of, and Schedule 16, Part 2, paragraph 81 and Schedule 23, paragraph 1 to, the Legal Services Act 2007 and S.I. 2000/1119 and S.I. 2015/401. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 9A was inserted by section 177(b) of, and Schedule 16, Part 2, paragraph 82 to, the Legal Services Act 2007 and amended by S.I. 2008/3074.