# The Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999, Paragraph 8: Authorisation of bodies


(1) Where an application has been submitted to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 2 of the existing Schedule 4 and at the commencement date the Lord Chancellor has received advice from the Advisory Committee but not from the Director, Part I of the new Schedule 4 shall apply with the following modifications:–
(a) the advice of the Advisory Committee shall, for the purposes of paragraphs 4 to 6 of the new Schedule 4, be treated as if it were additional advice of the Consultative Panel;
(b) the Lord Chancellor shall consider whether it would nevertheless be appropriate also to seek the advice of the Consultative Panel; and
(c) the Lord Chancellor shall (if he has not already done so) seek the advice of the Director.
(2) Where an application has been submitted to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 2 of the existing Schedule 4 and at the commencement date the Lord Chancellor has received advice from the Director but not from the Advisory Committee, Part I of the new Schedule 4 shall apply in its entirety, save that the Lord Chancellor shall not be required a second time to seek the advice of the Director.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3344/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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