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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123</dc:identifier><dc:title>Courts and Legal Services Act 1990</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision with respect to the procedure in, and allocation of business between, the High Court and other courts; to make provision with respect to legal services; to establish a body to be known as the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct and a body to be known as the Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board; to provide for the appointment of a Legal Services Ombudsman; to make provision for the establishment of a Conveyancing Ombudsman Scheme; to provide for the establishment of Conveyancing Appeal Tribunals; to amend the law relating to judicial and related pensions and judicial and other appointments; to make provision with respect to certain officers of the Supreme Court; to amend the Solicitors Act 1974; to amend the Arbitration Act 1950; to make provision with respect to certain loans in respect of residential property; to make provision with respect to the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration in connection with the functions of court staff; to amend the Children Act 1989 and make further provision in connection with that Act; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1990-11-01</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-02</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-03-25</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/body" NumberOfProvisions="160" RestrictStartDate="2026-03-25"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/part/VI" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/part/VI" NumberOfProvisions="28" id="part-VI" RestrictStartDate="2019-04-06"><Number>Part VI</Number><Title>Miscellaneous and Supplemental</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/part/VI/crossheading/supplemental" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/part/VI/crossheading/supplemental" NumberOfProvisions="7" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." id="part-VI-crossheading-supplemental" RestrictStartDate="2019-04-06"><Title> Supplemental</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2000-01-01"><Title> Extent.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123" id="section-123"><Pnumber>123</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1" id="section-123-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The following provisions of this Act extend to Scotland—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/a" id="section-123-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 65;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/b" id="section-123-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 71(2), so far as necessary;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/c" id="section-123-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>sections 79 to 83;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/d" id="section-123-1-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>sections 104 to 107;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/e" id="section-123-1-e"><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 116, this section and sections 124 and 125, so far as necessary;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/f" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/f" id="section-123-1-f"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c12478651"/>f</Pnumber><P3para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/g" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/g" id="section-123-1-g"><Pnumber>g</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraph 8 of Schedule 3;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/h" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/h" id="section-123-1-h"><Pnumber>h</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraph 11 of Schedule 5;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/i" id="section-123-1-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P3para><Text>Schedule 10, so far as it amends any enactment extending to Scotland;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/j" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/j" id="section-123-1-j"><Pnumber>j</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraphs 5, 34 to 36, 39, 41 and 42 of Schedule 16;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/k" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/k" id="section-123-1-k"><Pnumber>k</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraph 1 of Schedule 17; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/l" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/l" id="section-123-1-l"><Pnumber>l</Pnumber><P3para><Text>Schedule 20, so far as it repeals any enactment extending to Scotland.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2" id="section-123-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The following provisions of this Act extend to Northern Ireland—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/a" id="section-123-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 8;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/b" id="section-123-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 71(2), so far as necessary;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/c" id="section-123-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>sections 79(1) and 80 to 84;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/d" id="section-123-2-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>sections 109, 110, 116, 118, 121, 122, this section and sections 124 and 125 so far as necessary;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/e" id="section-123-2-e"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c12478661"/>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/f" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/f" id="section-123-2-f"><Pnumber>f</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraph 8 of Schedule 3;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/g" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/g" id="section-123-2-g"><Pnumber>g</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraph 11 of Schedule 5;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/h" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/h" id="section-123-2-h"><Pnumber>h</Pnumber><P3para><Text>Schedule 10, so far as it amends any enactment extending to Northern Ireland;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/i" id="section-123-2-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P3para><Text>Schedule 13;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/j" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/j" id="section-123-2-j"><Pnumber>j</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraphs 5, 25, 33, 35, 39 and 41 of Schedule 16;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/k" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/k" id="section-123-2-k"><Pnumber>k</Pnumber><P3para><Text>Schedules 17, 18 and 19, so far as they amend or relate to any enactment extending to Northern Ireland;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/l" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/l" id="section-123-2-l"><Pnumber>l</Pnumber><P3para><Text>Schedule 20 so far as it repeals any such enactment.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c12478651" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c02063" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/1/f" SectionRef="section-123-1-f">S. 123(1)(f)</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.1.2000) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22" id="c02064" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22">1999 c.22</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c02065" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/section/106" CitationRef="c02064" SectionRef="section-106">s. 106</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c02066" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/15/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c02064" SectionRef="schedule-15-part-II">Sch. 15 Pt. II</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c02067" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/14/paragraph/7/2" CitationRef="c02064" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-7-2">Sch. 14 paras. 7(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c02068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/14/paragraph/36/9" CitationRef="c02064" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-36-9">36(9)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3344" id="c02069" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="3344">S.I. 1999/3344</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c02070" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3344/article/2/d" CitationRef="c02069" SectionRef="article-2-d">art. 2(d)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c02071" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3344/schedule/1/paragraph/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c02069" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-4">Sch. 1 para. 4</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c12478661" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c02072" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/123/2/e" SectionRef="section-123-2-e">S. 123(2)(e)</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.1.2000) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22" id="c02073" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22">1999 c.22</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c02074" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/section/106" CitationRef="c02073" SectionRef="section-106">s. 106</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c02075" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/15/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c02073" SectionRef="schedule-15-part-II">Sch. 15 Pt. 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