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The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 80 and 204(3) of the Legal Services Act 2007^f1.

In accordance with section 80(3) of that Act, the Order is made following a recommendation made by the Legal Services Board to which was annexed a draft order which was in a form not materially different from this Order.

The Legal Services Board made its recommendation with the consents required by section 81(1) of that Act and having complied with the requirements of section 81(2) to (5) of that Act.