1990 No. 2485

LEGAL SERVICES

The Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) Order 1990

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22(7) and (11) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 19901, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st January 1991.

2

In this Order, “Ombudsman” means the Legal Services Ombudsman.

Professional bodies within Ombudsman’s jurisdiction2

The bodies specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto are hereby specified as professional bodies for the purposes of section 22(11) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

Issues not investigable by Ombudsman3

The tribunal specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto is hereby specified for the purposes of section 22(7) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

SCHEDULE

Articles 2 and 3

PART IPROFESSIONAL BODIES WITHIN OMBUDSMAN'S JURISDICTION

  • The General Council of the Bar

  • The Law Society

  • The Council for Licensed Conveyancers

PART IIISSUES NOT INVESTIGABLE BY OMBUDSMAN

The Discipline and Appeals Committee of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under two provisions in section 22 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 that relate to the Legal Services Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to investigate allegations about the manner in which a complaint made to a professional body has been dealt with by that body. Article 2 and Part I of the Schedule provide for the professional bodies over which the Ombudsman has jurisdiction. Article 3 and Part II of the Schedule secure that any issue which is being or has been determined by the Discipline and Appeals Committee of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers shall not be investigable by the Ombudsman. Section 22 of the 1990 Act (which establishes the Ombudsman) will come into force on 1st January 1991 as will section 21 (under which the Ombudsman is appointed) and related provisions.