# Legal Services Act 2007, Paragraph 50


In section 156 (costs of trying election petition)—
(a) in subsection (5), for “or solicitor” substitute “ , a solicitor or an authorised person ”, and
(b) after that subsection insert—
“(5A) In subsection (5) “authorised person” means a person (other than counsel or a solicitor) who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience (within the meaning of that Act).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/schedule/21/paragraph/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/schedule-21/paragraph-50
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