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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19E+W+SCLC practitioner services: consequential amendments

Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)E+W+S

14E+W+SThe Legal Services Act 2007 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 19 para. 14 in force at 29.6.2015 by S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

15(1)Section 104 (prevention of regulatory conflict: accounts rules) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In subsection (2), after “conveyancer” insert “ or licensed CLC practitioner ”.

(3)After subsection (2) insert—

(3)In this section “licensed CLC practitioner” means a person, other than a licensed conveyancer, who holds a licence under section 53 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 19 para. 15 in force at 29.6.2015 by S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

16(1)In Schedule 5 (authorised persons), paragraph 11 (rights during transitional period: licensed conveyancers) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

(1A)During the transitional period every individual, not being a licensed conveyancer, who holds a licence under section 53 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 is deemed to be authorised by the Council to administer oaths.

(3)In sub-paragraph (2), after “(1)” insert “ or (1A) ”.

(4)In sub-paragraph (3), in the opening words—

(a)after “and every” insert “ conveyancing services ”;

(b)after “provide conveyancing” insert “ or other ”.

(5)After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

(3A)During that period, every CLC practitioner services body recognised under section 32 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 is deemed to be authorised by the Council to administer oaths.

(6)In sub-paragraph (4), after “(3)” insert “ or (3A) ”.

(7)For sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

(5)In this paragraph—

(8)In sub-paragraph (6), after “licence” insert “ or a licence under section 53 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ”.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 19 para. 16 in force at 29.6.2015 by S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

17E+W+SIn Schedule 24 (index of defined expressions), at the appropriate places insert—

CLC practitioner services bodyparagraph 11 of Schedule 5
conveyancing services bodyparagraph 11 of Schedule 5
licensed CLC practitionersection 104(3)

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 19 para. 17 in force at 29.6.2015 by S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)