{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-amendment-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-amendment-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1989/1343",
  "legislation_title": "The Solicitors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-amendment-northern-ireland-order-1989",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Preparation of conveyancing documents by unqualified persons",
  "text": "In Article 23 of the Solicitors Order (unqualified person not to prepare certain instruments, etc.)—\n(a) in paragraph (1) for “paragraph (2)” there shall be substituted “ paragraphs (2) and (2A) ”;\n(b) in paragraph (2)(e)—\n(i) for “a landlord for whom such agent collects rent” there shall be substituted “ any person ”;\n(ii) head (i) shall cease to have effect;\n(c) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted—\n“(2A) Paragraph (1) also shall not apply to any act done by a person at the direction and under the supervision of another person if—\n(a) that other person was at the time his employer, a partner of his employer or a fellow employee; and\n(b) the act could have been done by that other person for or in expectation of any fee, gain or reward without committing an offence under this Article.” ;\n(d) in paragraph (3)—\n(i) after “instrument” there shall be inserted\n“includes a contract for the sale or other disposal of land within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 45(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, other than a contract to grant only—\n(i) a tenancy not exceeding 3 years; or\n(ii) a right to use land for cropping or grazing;\nbut” ;\n(ii) at the end of sub‐paragraph (b) there shall be inserted “ other than a contract that is included under the preceding provisions of this paragraph ”;\n(e) after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted—\n“(4) The Department of Economic Development may institute proceedings for an offence under this Article.” .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1954 c. 33 (NI)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/1343/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:11.366589+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."
}