145E+W+SThe Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 146 to 148.
146E+W+SIn section 56 (interpretation of Part 8), in subsection (1), in the definition of “legal representative”, for “an authorised advocate” to the end substitute “ a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience or the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act), ”.
147E+W+SIn section 159 (disclosure of pre-sentence reports etc), in subsection (2)(a) for “counsel or solicitor” substitute “ legal representative ”.
148E+W+SIn section 160 (other reports of local probation boards and members of youth offending teams) in subsection (2)(a) for “counsel or solicitor” substitute “ legal representative ”.