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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30</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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          Part II</Number><Title>Legal Services</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/part/II/crossheading/rights-of-audience-and-rights-to-conduct-litigation" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/part/II/crossheading/rights-of-audience-and-rights-to-conduct-litigation" NumberOfProvisions="10" id="part-II-crossheading-rights-of-audience-and-rights-to-conduct-litigation" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2013-04-01"><Title> Rights of audience and rights to conduct litigation</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" ConfersPower="true" Match="false" RestrictStartDate="1991-04-01" RestrictEndDate="2000-01-01"><Title> Revocation of authorised body’s designation.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30" id="section-30"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c12473951"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c12473961"/>30</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/1" id="section-30-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where an Order in Council has been made under section 29 designating a body as an authorised body, the Lord Chancellor may recommend to Her Majesty that an Order in Council be made revoking that designation.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2" id="section-30-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>An Order under this section may only be made if—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2/a" id="section-30-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the authorised body has made a written request to the Lord Chancellor asking for it to be made;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2/b" id="section-30-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>that body has agreed (in writing) to its being made; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/2/c" id="section-30-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the Lord Chancellor is satisfied that the circumstances at the time when he is considering the question are such that, had that body then been applying to become an authorised body, its application would have failed.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/3" id="section-30-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The provisions of Part III of Schedule 4 shall have effect with respect to the revocation of designations under this section.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/4" id="section-30-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>An Order made under this section may make such transitional and incidental provision as the Lord Chancellor considers necessary or expedient.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/5" id="section-30-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where such an Order is made, any right of audience or right to conduct litigation granted to any person by the body with respect to whom the Order is made shall cease to have effect, subject to any transitional provision made by the Order.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6" id="section-30-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where such an Order is made, the Lord Chancellor shall—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6/a" id="section-30-6-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>give the body with respect to whom the Order is made written notice of the making of the Order;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6/b" id="section-30-6-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>take such steps as are reasonably practicable to bring the making of the Order to the attention of the members of that body; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41/section/30/6/c" id="section-30-6-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>publish notice of the making of the Order in such manner as he considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons (other than those members) who, in his opinion, are likely to be affected by the Order.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c12473951" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 30: s. 29 substituted for ss. 29 and 30 (1.1.2000) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22" id="c05084" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22">1999 c. 22</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c05085" CitationRef="c05084" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/section/41" SectionRef="section-41">s. 41</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c05086" CitationRef="c05084" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/5/paragraph/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1">Sch. 5 para. 1</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c05087" CitationRef="c05084" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/14/paragraph/7/2" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-7-2">Sch. 14 para. 7(2)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3344" id="c05088" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="3344">S.I. 1999/3344</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c05089" CitationRef="c05088" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3344/article/2/a" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2-a">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c05090" CitationRef="c05088" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3344/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c12473961" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 30 wholly in force at 1. 4.1991 see s. 124(3) and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/608" id="c05093" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="608">S.I. 1991/608</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c05094" CitationRef="c05093" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/608/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19949121" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 2: transfer of functions (19.8.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887" id="c01267" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1887" Title="The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003">The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01268" CitationRef="c01267" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01269" CitationRef="c01267" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01270" CitationRef="c01267" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1" Operative="true">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c01271" CitationRef="c01267" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/article/6" SectionRef="article-6">arts. 6</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01272" CitationRef="c01267" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/article/8" SectionRef="article-8">8</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>