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The Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) Order 1990

S.I. 1990/2485 · Made 7 December 1990

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LEGAL SERVICES

Made 7th December 1990

Laid before Parliament 11th December 1990

Coming into force 1st January 1991

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22(7) and (11) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Professional bodies within Ombudsman’s jurisdiction
  3. 3Issues not investigable by Ombudsman
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule
  6. IPROFESSIONAL BODIES WITHIN OMBUDSMAN'S JURISDICTION
  7. IIISSUES NOT INVESTIGABLE BY OMBUDSMAN
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st January 1991.

(2)

In this Order, “Ombudsman” means the Legal Services Ombudsman.

2Professional bodies within Ombudsman’s jurisdiction

The bodies specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto are hereby specified as professional bodies for the purposes of section 22(11) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

3Issues not investigable by Ombudsman

The tribunal specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto is hereby specified for the purposes of section 22(7) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 7th December 1990

IPROFESSIONAL BODIES WITHIN OMBUDSMAN'S JURISDICTION

  • The General Council of the Bar

  • The Law Society

  • The Council for Licensed Conveyancers

IIISSUES NOT INVESTIGABLE BY OMBUDSMAN

The Discipline and Appeals Committee of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under two provisions in section 22 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 that relate to the Legal Services Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to investigate allegations about the manner in which a complaint made to a professional body has been dealt with by that body. Article 2 and Part I of the Schedule provide for the professional bodies over which the Ombudsman has jurisdiction. Article 3 and Part II of the Schedule secure that any issue which is being or has been determined by the Discipline and Appeals Committee of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers shall not be investigable by the Ombudsman. Section 22 of the 1990 Act (which establishes the Ombudsman) will come into force on 1st January 1991 as will section 21 (under which the Ombudsman is appointed) and related provisions.