1999 No. 2905

LEGAL SERVICES

The Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Order 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 25th November 1999.

Amendments to the Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) Order 19902

In Part I of the Schedule to the Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) Order 19902 after “The Institute of Legal Executives” there shall be inserted “The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents”.

Irvine of Lairg, C.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order extends the jurisdiction of the Legal Services Ombudsman under section 22 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 to include the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents.