Part III

Provision of legal services

Rights of audience and rights to conduct litigation

Rights of audience: change of authorised body.
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In the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, after section 31B (inserted by section 38 above) insert—

Change of authorised body.
31C
1
Where a person—
a
has at any time had, and been entitled to exercise, a right of audience before a court in relation to proceedings of any description granted by one authorised body; and
b
becomes a member of another authorised body and has a right of audience before that court in relation to that description of proceedings granted by that body,
any qualification regulations of that body relating to that right shall not have effect in relation to him.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any qualification regulations to the extent that they impose requirements relating to continuing education or training which have effect in relation to the exercise of the right by all members of the body who have the right.
3
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if he has been banned from exercising the right of audience by the body mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection as a result of disciplinary proceedings and that body has not lifted the ban.
1990 c.41.
Pt. 3: functions of the Lord Chancellor transferred (19.8.2003) to the Secretary of State by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887), art. 4, Sch. 1 (with art. 6)