{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/section-134",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/section-134.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/29",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Services Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007",
  "path": "section/134",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "134",
  "heading": "Delegation of an ombudsman's functions",
  "text": "(1) An ombudsman may delegate to a member of the OLC's staff appointed under paragraph 13 of Schedule 15—\n(a) any function of the ombudsman in relation to the making, investigation or consideration of a complaint;\n(b) any other function conferred on the ombudsman by or by virtue of this Part.\n(2) Nothing in subsection (1) applies to the following functions—\n(a) the function of determining a complaint;\n(b) the function of deciding that a complaint should be dismissed by virtue of rules under section 133(3)(a);\n(c) the Chief Ombudsman's power to consent to the appointment of an assistant ombudsman under section 122;\n(d) the duties imposed on the Chief Ombudsman by section 123 (Chief Ombudsman's report).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 134 in force at 6.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/2089, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/134",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:22.589914+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}