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Part 4The legal profession

Chapter 3Solicitors and other representatives

The Law Society

131Acting as approved regulator

After section 1 of the 1980 Act insert—

1APower to act as statutory regulator

The Society may—

(a)act as an approved regulator within the meaning of Part 2 of the 2010 Act,

(b)do anything that is necessary or expedient for the purposes of doing so..