Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21 E+W+S Minor and consequential amendments

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41) E+W+S

86 E+W+S In section 31C (change of authorised body)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) Where a person—

(a) has at any time been authorised by a relevant approved regulator to exercise a right of audience before a court in relation to proceedings of a particular description, and

(b) becomes authorised by another relevant approved regulator to exercise a right of audience before that court in relation to that description of proceedings,

any qualification regulations of the relevant approved regulator mentioned in paragraph (b) which relate to that right are not to have effect in relation to the person.”,

(b) in subsection (2) for “the body” substitute “ the relevant approved regulator ”,

(c) in subsection (3) for “body” (in each place) substitute “ relevant approved regulator ”, and

(d) after that subsection insert—

“(4) In this section “relevant approved regulator” is to be construed in accordance with section 20(3) of the Legal Services Act 2007.”