104E+W+SThe Trade Union and Labour Relations Consolidation Act 1992 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 105 to 107.
105E+W+SIn section 194 (offence of failure to notify), in subsection (2) omit “, although not of counsel or a solicitor,”.
106E+W+SIn section 216 (constitution and proceedings of court of inquiry)—
(a)in subsection (6) for “counsel or solicitor” (in both places) substitute “ a relevant lawyer ”, and
(b)after subsection (6) insert—
“(7)In subsection (6) “relevant lawyer” means—
(a)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, or
(b)an advocate or solicitor in Scotland.”
107E+W+SIn section 288 (restriction on contracting out), in subsection (4B)(a) for “a barrister” (in the first place) 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), and ”.