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England and Wales

Legal Services, England And Wales

Made 15th December 2009

Coming into force in accordance with article 2

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 208(2) and (3) of the Legal Services Act 2007^f1, section 78 of the Mental Health Act 1983^f2 and section 51 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007^f3.

The Lord Chancellor has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council in accordance with paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 7^f4 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Judicial Appointments Commission in accordance with section 51(9) of that Act.

A draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to sections 206(5) of the Legal Services Act 2007 and section 51(14) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

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Footnotes

f1: 2007 c. 29.
f2: 1983 c. 20. Section 78 was amended by S.I. 2008/2833, article 9(1) and Schedule 3, paragraphs 39 and 59.
f3: 2007 c. 15.
f4: The previous duty to consult the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council under section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) was repealed by sections 48(1) and 146 of, and Schedule 8, paragraphs 23 and 27 and Schedule 23, Part 1 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) and was replaced by paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to that Act.