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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007-commencement-no-4-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-and-appointed-day-order-2009/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/503",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitory and Transitional Provisions and Appointed Day) Order 2009",
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  "path": "article/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Commencement of provisions",
  "text": "The provisions in the first column of the following table come into force on 31st March 2009 in so far as they define the term in the second column of the table for the purpose of the provisions in the third column—\nProvision\nDefined Term\nPurpose\nSection 12 and Schedule 2\nReserved legal activity\nSections 9 (as amended by paragraph 81 of Schedule 16) and 32A (as inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 17) of the 1985 Act\nSection 72 and 109\nAn interest in a body\nSections 43 (as amended by paragraph 42 of Schedule 16), 44 (as amended by paragraph 43 of Schedule 16) and 44B (as substituted by paragraph 44 of Schedule 16) of the 1974 Act and sections 9 (as amended by paragraph 81 of Schedule 16) and 32A (as inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 17) of, and paragraphs 9 (as amended by paragraph 96 of Schedule 16), 10 (as amended by paragraph 97 of Schedule 16), 14 (as substituted by paragraph 101 of Schedule 16) and 18A (as inserted by paragraph 107 of Schedule 16) of Schedule 2 to, the 1985 Act\nSection 72(6)\nShares\nSection 9A of the 1985 Act (as inserted by paragraph 82 of Schedule 16)\nParagraph 7(4) of Schedule 5\nLegal partnership\nParagraph 13 of Schedule 22\nParagraph 12(4) of Schedule 5\nDuly certificated notary\nParagraph 15(1)(h) of Schedule 22\nParagraph 14(7) of Schedule 5\nPatent attorney body\nParagraph 15(1)(k) of Schedule 22\nParagraph 16(7) of Schedule 5\nTrade mark attorney body\nParagraph 15(1)(m) of Schedule 22\nParagraph 17(2) of Schedule 5\nAuthorised member of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen\nParagraph 15(1)(n) of Schedule 22\nParagraph 18(2) of Schedule 5\nCarries on an activity which is a reserved legal activity within paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 5\nParagraph 15(1)(o) of Schedule 22",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/503/article/3",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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