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The Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011

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Draft 2011, ISBN 9780111506998

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 206(4) and (5) of the Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29) for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Legal Services, England And Wales

Made 2011

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 to the Legal Services Act 2007f1.

The Legal Services Board has made a recommendation to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 to the Legal Services Act 2007 having complied with the requirements of Part 2 of that Schedule.

A draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 206(4) and (5) of the Legal Services Act 2007.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c. 29.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Legal Services Act 2007
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011 and comes into force on the 1st May 2011, or, if later, the day after the day on which it is made.

2Amendment to the Legal Services Act 2007

In the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Legal Services Act 2007f1, in the entry relating to “The Institute of Legal Executives”, in the second column after “The administration of oaths.” insert “The conduct of litigation.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Name

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Legal Services Act 2007 to add the conduct of litigation to the list of reserved legal activities in that table in relation to which the Institute of Legal Executives is an approved regulator.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private and voluntary sectors is foreseen.