The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000

Regulation 37(4)

SCHEDULE 5 EXTENSION OF ENACTMENTS IN RELATION TO THE REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN LAWYERS WITH THE LAW SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND

1.—(1) The power to make rules and regulations under article 75 of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 shall also be exercisable in relation to registered European lawyers.

(2) The power to make regulations under articles 6, 26, 26A(1), 33, 34, 35, 61 and 63 shall also be exercisable in relation to registered European lawyers.

2.  The provisions of articles 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 14 to 18 of that Order shall apply to registered European lawyers as they apply to solicitors, except that—

(a) references to a solicitor’s practising certificate shall be interpreted as references to a registered European lawyer’s registration; and

(b) references to the roll shall be interpreted as references to the register of European lawyers.

3.  Articles 27, 28, 29, 32, 36 to 60, 62, 64A(2) to 71H, 72A, 77 and 78 of, and Schedules 1, 1A and 2 to, that Order shall apply to registered European lawyers as they apply to solicitors except that—

(a) references to a solicitor’s practising certificate shall be interpreted as references to a registered European lawyer’s registration; and

(b) references to the roll shall be interpreted as references to the register of European lawyers.

4.  Article 51 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980(3) shall apply to registered European lawyers as it applies to solicitors.

5.  In the Estate Agents Act 1979 the reference to a practising solicitor in section 1(2)(a) (which exempts solicitors from that Act) shall be interpreted as including a reference to a registered European lawyer, and the partner of a registered European lawyer providing professional services in accordance with article 26 of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

6.  In the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(4) the references to “solicitor” in the Order shall be interpreted as including reference to a registered European lawyer.

7.  The Solicitors Remuneration Order (Northern Ireland) 1977(5) shall apply to registered European lawyers as it applies to solicitors.

8.  Registered European lawyers shall be treated as if they were officers of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland and shall be subject to the inherent jurisdiction of that court in like manner and to the same extent as if they were solicitors.

(1)

Article 26A was inserted in the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 by Article 10 of the Solicitors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1343 (N.I.14)).

(2)

A new Part V (remuneration of solicitors) of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (articles 64 to 71H) was substituted by article 21(1) of the Solicitors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, and article 72 was repealed by article 21(2) of the 1989 Order.

(3)

S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3).

(4)

S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27).

(5)

S.I. 1977/252 (N.I.).