The Legal Services Act 2007 (the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys) (Modification of Functions) Order 2014 No. 3238 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART 1
1.Citation and interpretation
2.Commencement
PART 2 CIPA
CIPA acting as an approved regulator
3.Interpretation
4.Management and control of CIPA-registered bodies
5.Appeals to the First-tier Tribunal and the High Court
CIPA acting as a licensing authority
6.Interpretation
7.Power to require payment of investigation costs
8.Power to issue a notice, warning or reprimand
Powers to make further provision
9.Powers to make further regulatory arrangements
PART 3 ITMA
ITMA acting as an approved regulator
10.Interpretation
11.Management and control of ITMA-registered bodies
12.Appeals to the First-tier Tribunal and the High Court
ITMA acting as a licensing authority
13.Interpretation
14.Power to require payment of investigation costs
15.Power to issue a notice, warning or reprimand
Powers to make further provision
16.Powers to make further regulatory arrangements
Signature
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
CIPA-registered bodies: Head of Legal Practice and Head of Finance and Administration
Head of Legal Practice
1.Paragraphs 2 and 3 apply to regulations made by CIPA...
2.(1) The regulations referred to in paragraph 1 must include...
3.The regulations referred to in paragraph 1 must make provision—...
Head of Finance and Administration
4.Paragraphs 5 and 6 apply to regulations made by CIPA...
5.(1) The regulations referred to in paragraph 4 must include...
6.The regulations referred to in paragraph 4 must make provision—...
SCHEDULE 2
CIPA as an approved regulator: regulatory arrangements
Part 1 Disciplinary arrangements
Disciplinary arrangements: financial penalties
1.(1) In the circumstances specified in regulations made under sub-paragraph...
2.(1) If the whole or any part of a penalty...
Disciplinary arrangements: disqualification
3.(1) CIPA may, in accordance with regulations made under sub-paragraph...
Disqualified employees
4.CIPA may make regulations which provide that a CIPA-registered body...
Power to require registered persons to provide information and documents
5.(1) CIPA may make regulations which provide that CIPA may...
6.Where a registered person refuses or otherwise fails to comply...
Power to require payment of investigation costs
7.(1) In this paragraph— “disciplinary measure”, in relation to a...
Discipline: notice, warning or reprimand
8.(1) CIPA may issue a notice, warning or reprimand in...
Part 2 Indemnification and Compensation Arrangements
Power to make indemnification arrangements and compensation arrangements
9.(1) CIPA may make indemnification arrangements and compensation arrangements in...
Power to make indemnification and compensation arrangements for both registered persons and licensed bodies
10.(1) The powers to make indemnification arrangements or compensation arrangements...
Power to make joint indemnification and compensation arrangements with ITMA
11.(1) If CIPA and ITMA are satisfied that it would...
Part 3 Powers of intervention
Powers of intervention
12.(1) Subject to the modifications set out in sub-paragraphs (2)...
Part 4 Treatment of money
13.CIPA must make regulations which make provision as to the...
Part 5 Interpretation
14.(1) In this Schedule— “patent attorney regulations” means regulations which...
SCHEDULE 3
ITMA-registered bodies: Head of Legal Practice and Head of Finance and Administration
Head of Legal Practice
1.Paragraphs 2 and 3 apply to any regulations made by...
2.(1) The regulations referred to in paragraph 1 must include...
3.The regulations referred to in paragraph 1 must make provision—...
Head of Finance and Administration
4.Paragraphs 5 and 6 apply to any regulations made by...
5.(1) The regulations referred to in paragraph 4 must include...
6.The regulations referred to in paragraph 4 must make provision—...
SCHEDULE 4
ITMA as an approved regulator: regulatory arrangements
Part 1 Disciplinary arrangements
Disciplinary arrangements: financial penalties
1.(1) In the circumstances specified in regulations made under sub-paragraph...
2.(1) If the whole or any part of a penalty...
Disciplinary arrangements: disqualification
3.(1) ITMA may, in accordance with regulations made under sub-paragraph...
Disqualified employees
4.ITMA must make regulations which provide that an ITMA-registered body...
Power to require registered persons to provide information and documents
5.(1) ITMA must make regulations which provide that ITMA may...
6.If a registered person refuses or otherwise fails to comply...
Power to require payment of investigation costs
7.(1) In this paragraph— “disciplinary measure”, in relation to a...
Discipline: notice, warning or reprimand
8.(1) ITMA may issue a notice, warning or reprimand in...
Part 2 Indemnification and Compensation Arrangements
Power to make indemnification arrangements and compensation arrangements
9.(1) ITMA may make indemnification arrangements and compensation arrangements which...
Power to make indemnification and compensation arrangements for both registered persons and licensed bodies
10.(1) The powers to make indemnification arrangements or compensation arrangements...
Power to make joint indemnification and compensation arrangements with CIPA
11.(1) If ITMA and CIPA are satisfied that it would...
Part 3 Powers of intervention
Powers of intervention
12.(1) Subject to the modifications set out in sub-paragraphs (2)...
Part 4 Treatment of Money
13.ITMA must make regulations which make provision as to the...
Part 5 Interpretation
14.(1) In this Schedule— “registered person” means— an individual who...
Explanatory Note