Part II Licensed Conveyancing

Miscellaneous and supplemental

39 Interpretation of Part II.

(1)

In this Part—

“associate” means, in the case of a licensed conveyancer practising in partnership with other persons, any partner of his not holding a licence in force under this Part or any employee of such a partner;

“client” means—

(a)

in relation to a licensed conveyancer, any person by whom or on whose behalf instructions regarding the provision of conveyancing services are given to the licensed conveyancer F1. . . ;

(b)

in relation to a recognised body, any person by whom or on whose behalf such instructions are given to the body;

and “client account” means an account in whose title the word “client” is required by rules under section 22(2);

“conveyancing services” shall be construed in accordance with section 11(3);

“the Council” means the Council for Licensed Conveyancers;

F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“fees” includes charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“licence” and “licensed conveyancer” have the meaning given by section 11(2);

F3“licensed CLC practitioner” means a person, other than a licensed conveyancer, who holds a licence under section 53 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;

F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4“manager”, in relation to a body, has the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see section 207 of that Act);

“recognised body” means a body F5. . . for the time being recognised under section 32;

F6 . . .

F7. . .

(2)

Any reference in this Part to a licensed conveyancer practising as a sole practitioner is a reference to a licensed conveyancer practising either as the sole principal in the practice or in partnership with other persons of whom none are licensed conveyancers.