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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007-commencement-no1-and-transitory-provisions-order-2008/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/222",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007-commencement-no1-and-transitory-provisions-order-2008",
  "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 7th March 2008 in so far are they define the term in the second column of the table for the purpose of the provisions mentioned in the third column—\nProvision\nDefined Term\nPurpose\nSection 12 and Schedule 2\nReserved legal activity\nSection 1\nThe definition of “consumers” in section 207\nSection 69(4) as modified by this Order\nParagraph 2(3) to (5) of Schedule 1\nParagraph 2(3) and (4) of Schedule 15\nParagraph 2(6) and 2(7)(b) of Schedule 22\nSection 20(2)\nApproved regulator\nSection 69(4) as modified by this Order\nSection 69(7)\nSection 172(1)(a)\nParagraph 2(6), 2(7)(b) and 5 of Schedule 22\nSection 73(1)\nLicensing authority\nSections 69(7)(a) and 172(1)(a), Schedule 1 and\nparagraph 2(7)(b) of Schedule 22\nSection 207\nNon-commercial legal services\nSchedule 1 and paragraph 4(g) of Schedule 15",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/222/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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