Part I PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 12TH MARCH 1986
Original text. Later amendments are not shown.
| Provision of the Act | Subject matter |
| Section 2, except in so far as it relates to the investigation of any complaint made to the Law Society relating to the quality of any professional services provided by a solicitor | Examination of solicitors' files in connection with complaints. |
| Section 4 | Issue of practising certificates subject to conditions. |
| Section 5 | Conditions imposed on current practising certificates. |
| Section 7 | Preparation of papers for probate etc. by unqualified persons. |
| Section 8 | Other amendments of Solicitors Act 1974. |
| Section 12 | Establishment of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. |
| Section 46 | Remuneration for work done before making of legal aid order. |
| Section 67(2), so far as it relates to the repeal of the provisions mentioned below in relation to Part III of Schedule 8 | Repeals. |
| Schedule 1 | Minor amendments of Solicitors Act 1974. |
| Schedule 3 | The Council for Licensed Conveyancers: supplementary provisions. |
| Part III of Schedule 8, so far as it relates to the Solicitors Act 1974 | Repeals coming into force on an appointed day. |