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6.—(1) This regulation applies to a professional body in relation to a solicitor or advocate in the situations described in paragraphs (2) or (3).
(2) The first situation is where the solicitor or advocate has a pending application under Article 10(1), (3) and (4) of the Directive as referred to in Article 28 of the withdrawal agreement or Article 27 of the EEA EFTA separation agreement (as those agreements are defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020).
(3) The second situation is where Article 30(2), 31(1) (to the extent it applies Articles 2 and 10 of the Directive) or (2), or 32(3) or (4) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (as that agreement is defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020) applies to a solicitor or advocate.
(4) Where this regulation applies, the provisions of the 2000 Regulations mentioned in paragraph (5) continue to have effect as if they had not been revoked by regulation 3, but with the modifications specified in that paragraph.
(5) The provisions referred to in paragraph (4) are—
(a)regulation 2 (interpretation),
(b)regulation 4(1)(b) and (d) and (2)(b) and (d) (competent authorities),
(c)regulation 5 (exchange of information), modified so that it has effect as if—
(i)for paragraph (1) there were substituted—
“(1) In order to facilitate compliance with Article 29 of the withdrawal agreement, Article 28 of the EEA EFTA separation agreement and Article 33 of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (as those agreements are defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), a professional body must cooperate with any authority in any of the States listed in regulation 2(4) which has been designated under the Directive by that State as a competent authority in that State and supply or receive from any such authority, information relating to a solicitor or advocate, or to any person with whom that solicitor or advocate jointly practices.”, and
(ii)in paragraph (2) the reference to “European lawyer” were a reference to “solicitor or advocate”,
(d)regulation 28 (disciplinary proceedings against a solicitor or advocate).
(6) In this regulation the terms “advocate”, “Directive”, “professional body” and “solicitor” have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the 2000 Regulations as it had effect immediately before IP completion day.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 6 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Civil and Family Justice (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/441), regs. 1(2)(a), 15(4)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)
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