# The Solicitors' Incorporated Practices Order 1991

S.I. 1991/2684 · made 28 November 1991

Section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 empowers the Council of the Law Society (with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls) to make rules to regulate the formation of bodies corporate (referred to as “recognised bodies”) for the purpose of providing legal services. This Order provides for certain enactments passed or made before the commencement of section 9 which have effect in relation to solicitors to apply to recognised bodies, in some cases with amendments. £0.00 net

Made under: Administration of Justice Act 1985 (Section 9)

## Introductory text

LEGAL PROFESSION
Made 28th November 1991
Laid before Parliament 11th December 1991
Coming into force 1st January 1992
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9(7) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 hereby makes the following Order:–

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Solicitors' Incorporated Practices Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st January 1992.

## 2 Scope

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(1) Article 4 of this Order shall apply to the enactments and instruments specified in Schedule 1 to this Order to the extent specified in that Schedule and subject to the provisions of the Administration of Justice Act 1985, Schedule 2, paragraphs 36 and 37.
(2) Article 4 of this Order shall apply to the enactments and instruments specified in Schedule 2 to this Order to the extent specified in that schedule and subject to the additions, omissions and other modifications set out in that Schedule.

## 3 Interpretation

In this Order:–
“recognised body” means a body corporate recognised by the Council of the Law Society under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985;
“member” means a person whose name is entered on the register of members of a recognised body;
“beneficial owner” means a person on whose behalf a member holds any share in a recognised body as his nominee;
“holding company” and
“subsidiary” have the meanings assigned to them by Section 786 of the Companies Act 1985 and “associated” in relation to two or more companies means two or more companies that are subsidiaries of the same holding company.

## 4 Modifications of existing legislation

In any enactment or instrument to which this article applies:–
(a) any reference to a solicitor or solicitors shall be construed as including a reference to a recognised body;
(b) any reference to a firm of solicitors shall be construed as including a reference to a recognised body;
(c) any reference to a solicitor’s firm shall be construed, in relation to a solicitor who is a director or member of or a beneficial owner of any share in a recognised body, as a reference to that recognised body;
(d) any reference to a solicitor’s partner shall be construed, in relation to a solicitor who is a director or member of or a beneficial owner of any share in a recognised body, as a reference to that recognised body or to any other solicitor who is a director or member of or a beneficial owner of any share in that recognised body or to a recognised body which is itself a member of or a beneficial owner of any share in that recognised body;
(e) any reference to a solicitor’s partner shall be construed, in relation to a recognised body which is itself a partner of that solicitor, as including a reference to any other solicitor who is a director or member of or a beneficial owner of any share in that recognised body or to another recognised body which is itself a member of or a beneficial owner of any share in that recognised body;
(f) any reference to a partner in or of a firm of solicitors shall be construed, in relation to a recognised body, as a reference to a solicitor who is a director or member of or a beneficial owner of any share in that recognised body or to another recognised body which is itself a member of or a beneficial owner of any share in that recognised body;
(g) any reference to the employee or clerk of a solicitor, solicitors or a firm of solicitors shall be construed, in relation to a recognised body, as including a reference to a director, employee or clerk of that recognised body or any other recognised body which is its holding, associated or subsidiary company;
(h) any reference to a solicitor’s employee or clerk shall be construed, in relation to a solicitor who is a director or employee of a recognised body, as including a reference to a director, employee or clerk of that recognised body or any other recognised body which is its holding, associated or subsidiary company;
(i) any reference to the agent or client of a solicitor, solicitors or a firm of solicitors shall be construed, in relation to a recognised body, as including a reference to an agent or client of that recognised body;
(j) any reference to a solicitor’s agent or client shall be construed, in relation to a solicitor who is a director or employee of a recognised body, as including a reference to an agent or client of that recognised body;
(k) any reference to a person’s solicitor shall be construed as including a reference to a recognised body which is acting for that person;
(l) any reference to a solicitor’s practice or to the business of a solicitor shall be construed as including a reference to the practice or business of a recognised body;
(m) any reference to a solicitor carrying on the business of a solicitor shall be construed, in relation to a solicitor who is a director or member of or a beneficial owner of any share in a recognised body, as including a reference to his participation in the business of that recognised body;
(n) any reference to the address, place of business, business address, office or offices of a solicitor, solicitors or a firm of solicitors shall be construed, in relation to a recognised body, as a reference to the address specified by the recognised body as its address in the matter in question, or, in the absence of a specified address, to its registered office and any reference to notices or other documents being sent or delivered to or served on a solicitor, solicitors or firm of solicitors shall be construed accordingly;
(o) “he”, “him” or “his” shall be construed in relation to a recognised body as meaning “it” or “its”.

## 5 Effects of Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

Wherever in one of the enactments to which this Order applies, the word “solicitor” is replaced by virtue of Section 125 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 by “authorised litigator” or “legal representative” that term shall be construed to include a recognised body.

## Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 28th November 1991

## STATUTES WHICH APPLY TO RECOGNISED BODIES

Chapter
Short title
Extent
1809 c. 126
Sale of Offices Act
Section 6
1837 c. 37
Chartered Companies act
Section 27
1845 c. 18
Land Clauses Consolidation Act
Section 134
1847 c. 69
House of Commons Costs Taxation Act
The whole Act
1849 c. 78
House of Lords Costs Taxation Act
The whole Act except Section 2
1862 c. 53
Land Registry Act
Section 15
Section 131
1865 c. 27
Parliamentary Costs Act
Section 3
1867 c. 48
Sale of Land by Auction Act
Section 3
1874 c. 81
Great Seal (Offices) Act
Section 5
1879 c. 17
House of Commons Costs Taxation Act
Section 1
1891 c. 8
Tithe Act
Section 5(2)
1906 c. 55
Public Trustee Act
The whole Act
1914 c. 47
Deeds of Arrangement Act
Section 15(1)
1922 c. 16
Law of Property Act
The whole Act
1925 c. 18
Settled Land Act
The whole Act
1925 c. 19
Trustee Act
Section 23(1) & (3)(a),(b) & (c) Section 59
1925 c. 20
Law of Property Act
The whole Act except Section 75
1925 c. 21
Land Registration Act
Section 144(1)(iii)
1925 c. 24
Universities and College Estates Act
Section 26(viii)
1928 c. 43
Agricultural Credits Act
Schedule para. 7
1931 c. 33
Architects (Registration) Act
Section 7(5)
1933 c. 1
Benefices (Purchase of Rights of Patronage) Measure
Section 3(xiii)
1943 c. 25
Settled Land and Trustee Acts (Court’s General Powers) Act
Section 1(5)
1947 c. 2
Church Commissioners Measure
Section 6(2)(d)
1947 c. 44
Crown Proceedings Act
The whole Act
1953 c. 23
Accommodation Agencies Act
Section 1(3)
1957 c. 52
Geneva Conventions Act
Section 3(3),& (5)
1958 c. 52
Costs of Leases Act
Section 1
1959 c. 49
Chevening Estate Act
Schedule para. 36
1960 c. 58
Charities Act
Section 26(1),(2) & (3)
1962 c. 37
Building Societies Act
Section 34(4)
1964 c. 26
Licensing Act
Section 28(3)
1964 –
Faculty Jurisdiction Measure
Section 1(3)
1965 c. 36
Gas Act
Section 5(9)
1967 c. 80
Criminal Justice Act
The whole Act
1969 c. 59
Law of Property Act
The whole Act
1970 c. 9
Taxes Management Act
Section 20B(3) Section 50(5)
1970 c. 31
Administration of Justice Act Schedule 3 para. 7(2)
1971 c. 27
Powers of Attorney Act
Section 3(1)(b)
1973 c. 41
Fair Trading Act
Schedule 4 para. 1
1947 c. 39
Consumer Credit Act
Section 146(2) & (4)
1975 c. 14
Social Security Act
Section 152
1975 c. 65
Sex Discrimination Act
Section 75(2)(c) & (d)
1976 c. 30
Fatal Accidents Act
Section 2(4)
1976 c. 74
Race Relations Act
Section 66(2)(c) & (d)
1977 –
Incumbents (Variation of Benefices) Measure
Section 15(2)
1977 c. 37
Patents Act
Section 103 Section 114(5)
1979 c. 2
Customs and Excise Management Act
Schedule 3 paras. 4(1) & (2) & 9(b)
1979 c. 55
Justices of the Peace Act
Section 51
1980 c. 43
Magistrates' Courts Act
Section 12(2)
1983 – Pastoral Measure (No. 1)
Schedule 2 para. 11
1984 c. 12
Telecommunications Act
Section 52(3)(c) & (d)
1984 c. 28
County Courts Act
The whole Act except Sections 9,10,13(1) & 13(2), 60(1), 61,75(7) & 147
1984 c. 39
Video Recordings Act
Section 19(5)(a)(b) & (c)
1984 c. 60
Police and Criminal Evidence Act
Section 40(13) Section 42(7)
1985 c. 6
Companies Act
Section 434(4)
1985 c. 68
Housing Act
Section 170(4)(c) & (d)
1986 c. 45
Insolvency Act
The whole Act except Section 413 and Schedule 7
1986 c. 53
Building Societies Act
Section 55(6)(a) Section 57(1) Section 67(1) & (7) Section 69(3)(a) & (17)
1986 c. 60
Financial Services Act
The whole Act except Section 45 Section 180 & Schedule 6
1988 c. 1
Income and Corporation Taxes Act
The whole Act except Sections 201 & 684
1988 c. 34
Legal Aid Act
The whole Act
1988 c. 42
Employment Act Section 20(3)(a) & (b)
1988 c. 48
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Section 276(7)(b) Section 288(4)
1988 c. 50
Housing Act
Section 82(3)(c) & (d) Section 107(3)(c) & (d)
1988 c. 53
Road Traffic Offenders Act
Section 24(4)(a)
1989 c. 26
Finance Act
Schedule 5(3)(c)
1989 c. 41
Children Act
The whole Act except Section 41(8)

## STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS WHICH APPLY TO RECOGNISED BODIES

Reference
Title
Extent
S.I. 1898/496
Light Railways (Costs) Rules
Scale No. 3
S.I. 1899/141
Benefices Rules
The whole instrument except Schedule 2 Form 50
S.I. 1904/256
Rules with Respect to Applications under The Railways (Electrical Power) Act 1903
Rule 6
S.I. 1912/348
Public Trustee Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 30
S.I. 1925/779
Statutory Form of Conditions of Sale
The whole instrument
S.I. 1925/795
Deeds of Arrangement Rules
The whole instrument
S.I. 1925/857
Renewable Leasehold Regulations
Regulation 2(1)(b)
S.I. 1925/1093
Land Registration Rules
The whole instrument except Rules 38, 189 & 300 and the Schedule
S.I. 1925/1128
Filing of Leases Rules
The whole instrument except the Schedule
S.I. 1926/448
Workmen’s Compensation Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 35
S.I. 1926/461
Supreme Courts Documents (Production) Rules
Appendix No. 1
S.I. 1927/196
Ministry of Transport (Light Railways Procedure) Rules
The whole instrument
S. I. 1939/1466
Prize Court Rules
The whole instrument exceptOrder XII, Rule 6, Order XV, Rule 18, Order XIX, Rule 1 Appendix A
S.I. 1951/153
Trading With The Enemy (Custodian) (No. 5) Order
Article 4(c)
S.I. 1951/1401
Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Rules
Rule 17(3) Appendix Form 3
S.I. 1954/796
Non-Contentious Probate Rules
Rule 2(2) Rule 3(1) & (2)
S.I. 1954/796
Non-Contentious Probate Rules
Rule 4(3)(b) Rule 5(4) Rule 44(3) Rule 59(1)
1S.I. 956/552
Rules of the Supreme Court (Non-Contentious Probate Costs) Rule 1(2),(5) & (7)(a) & (b)
S.I. 1959/640
Foreign Compensation Commission
Rule 31
(Egyptian Claims) Rules Rule 33(2)
S.I. 1959/1301
Geneva Conventions Act (Colonial Territories) Order in Council
Schedule 2 para. 3(2),(3),(5a)
S.I. 1960/543
Election Petition Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 5 and the Schedule
S.I. 1964/388
Prison Rules
Rule 37A
S.I. 1964/1755
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (Discipline) Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 50
S.I. 1965/251
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (Faculty Appeals)
Rules Rule 11(3)
S.I. 1965/1101
Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales)
Schedule 1
Regulations
Schedule 2
S.I. 1965/1500
County Courts Funds Rules
Rule 8(4)
S.I. 1965/1506
Performing Right Tribunal Rules
Rule 26(4)
S.I. 1965/1687
Transport Tribunal Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 27 & Schedule 1
S.I. 1965/1776
Rules of the Supreme Court (Revision)
The whole instrument except Order 75 Rule 16, Order 81 Rule 3(2)(b) & Order 106 Rule 7(a) & (e)
S.I. 1966/1471
Commons Registration (General) Regulations
Regulation 32 paras. (2) & (3)
S.I. 1967/1002
Faculty Jurisdiction Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 11A
S.I. 1967/1310
Industrial and Provident Societies Regulations
Regulation 4
S.I. 1967/1879
Leasehold Reform (Enfranchisement and Extension) Regulations Schedule Part I para. (2),8(b),9(2) & 12 Schedule Part II, para 4(2) + 7
S.I. 1969/842
Foreign Compensation Commission (USSR) Rules Approval Instrument
The whole instrument except Rule 37(1)(a),(d) & (2)
S.I. 1969/1347
Air Navigation (Investigation of Combined Military and Civil Air Accidents) Regulations
Regulation 13(3)
S.I. 1969/1843
Commons Registration (New Land) Regulations
Regulation 2(6)
S.I. 1970/376
National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Colliery Workers Supplementary Scheme) Amendment and Consolidation Order
Schedule 1, Article 12(6)
S.I. 1970/1696
Restriction on Agreements (Estate Agents) Order
Article 2(1)
S.I. 1971/1991
Magistrates' Courts (Blood Tests) Rules
The whole instrument except the Schedule
S.I. 1971/2084
Indictments (Procedure) Rules
Rule 7
S.I. 1972/219
Foreign Compensation Commission (Egypt)
Rule 35
Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 37(2)
S.I. 1972/1139
Solicitors' Remuneration Order
The whole instrument
S.I. 1973/1958
Isles of Scilly (Sale of Intoxicating Liquour) Order
Article 15(1)
S.I. 1974/85
Misuse of Drugs Tribunal (England and Wales) Rules
Rule 18(1) & (2)
S.I. 1974/455
National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations
Regulation 50(2)
S.I. 1974/1286
Land Changes Rules
Rule 13(2)
S.I. 1974/1837
Legal Officers Fees Order
Schedule
S.I. 1975/299
Lands Tribunal Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 44
S.I. 1975/1803
Supreme Court Funds Rules
Rule 43(1)
S.I. 1975/1993
Sex Discrimination (Formal Investigation) Regulations
Regulation 3(d)
S.I. 1975/2048
Sex Discrimination (Questions and Replies) Order
Article 6(d)
S.I. 1976/1646
Foreign Compensation Commission (Roumania) Rules Approval Instrument
The whole instrument except Rule 37(1)(d) & Rule 37(3)
S.I. 1976/1897
Restrictive Practices Court Rules
Rule 7
S.I. 1976/1899
Restrictive Practices Court (Resale Prices) Rules
Rule 6(c) Rule 12
S.I. 1977/344
Matrimonial Causes Rules
The whole instrument except Rules 69, 113 & 115 & Appendix 1
S.I. 1977/577
Police (Withdrawn, Anonymous, etc, Complaints) Regulations
Regulation 3(1) Schedule para. 4(b)(ii)
S.I. 1977/841
Race Relations (Formal Investigations) Regulations
Regulation 3(d)
S.I. 1977/842
Race Relations (Questions and Replies) Order
Article 6(d)
S.I. 1978/20
Pharmaceutical Society (Statutory Committee) Order of Council
Appendix Regulation 17 Appendix Regulation 19
S.I. 1978/951
Vacation of Benefices (Legal Aid) Rules
Rule 2(2)
S.I. 1978/1910
European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order
Article 5 Article 6(c)
S.I. 1979/236
Control, of Off-Street Parking Outside Greater London (Appeals Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations
Schedule 1 para. 2
S.I. 1979/399
Matrimonial Causes (Costs) Rules
The whole instrument except Rules 10 & 13
S.I. 1979/521
[European Parliamentary] Election Petition Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 5 and the Schedule
S.I. 1979/937
Industrial and Provident Societies (Credit Unions) Regulations
Regulation 13
S.I. 1979/1456
Imprisonment and Detention (Army) Rules
Rule 2
S.I. 1979/1644
National Health Service (Vocational Training) Regulations
Regulation 12(b)
S.I. 1980/821
Supreme Court Fees Order
The whole instrument
S.I. 1981/552
Magistrates' Courts Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 4, Rule 7, Rule 25, Rule 33, & Rule 107
S.I. 1981/1123
County Courts Jurisdiction Order
Article 2
S.I. 1981/1687
County Court Rules
The whole instrument except Order 10, Rule 2 Order 14, Rule 10(4) Order 14, Rule 11(5) Order 29, Order 35 Order 38, Rule 1 Order 38, Rule 8 Order 38, Rule 19A Order 38, Rule 25 Order 49, Rule 17 Order 49, Rule 18
S.I. 1982/1109
Crown Court Rules
Schedule 4
S.I. 1982/1110
Foreign Compensation Commission (Czechoslovakia) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 35 Rule 37(2)
S.I. 1982/1706
County Court Fees Order
Schedule I
S.I. 1983/569
Detention Centre Rules
The whole instrument
S.I. 1983/570
Youth Custody Centre Rules
The whole instrument
S.I. 1983/585
Licensed Dealers (Conduct of Business) Rules
Rule 9(1)(c)
S.I.1983/587
Dealers in Securities (Licensing) Regulations
Schedule 1 Part I para. 1(a)
S.I. 1983/942
Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules
Rule 12(3)(a)
S.I. 1984/176
Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) Regulations
Regulation 18(b)
S.I. 1984/2035
Court of Protection Rules
Rule 13(4)(b) Rule 20 Rule 30(2) Rule 47(2)(a) Rule 48(2)
S.I. 1985/520
Police (Complaints) (General) Regulations
Regulation 11(1)
S.I. 1985/1807
Register of County Court Judgements Regulations
Regulation 5(5)
S.I. 1985/1846
Crown Prosecution Service (Transfer of Staff) Regulations
Schedule 1
S.I. 1986/127
Court of Protection (Enduring Powers of Attorney) Rules.
The whole instrument except Schedule 1
S.I. 1986/262
Control of Off-Street Parking In Greater London (Appeals Procedure) Regulations
Schedule 1 para. 2
S.I. 1986/264
Control of Off-Street Parking (Appeals Procedure)(England and Wales Metropolitan Districts) Regulations
Schedule 1 para. 2
S.I. 1986/1046
Occupationsl Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations
Schedule 5 para. 3
S.I. 1986/1335
Costs In Criminal Cases (General) Regulations
Regulation 6(3)(a)
S.I. 1986/1399
Land Registration Fee Order
The whole instrument
S.I. 1986/1925
Insolvency Rules
The whole instrument except Rules 4.12, 4.215, 6.12, 6.175, 6.235, 7.53, 7.54, 7.57 & 9.4 & Schedule 4
S.I. 1986/1953
Air Navigation (Investigation of Air Accidents involving Civil and Military Aircraft or Installations) Regulations
Regulation 12(3)
S.I. 1987/143
Foreign Compensation Commission (USSR) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 26
S.I. 1987/516
Stamp Duty (Exempt Instruments) Regulations
Regulation 3(c)(i) & (ii)
S.I. 1987/821
Court Funds Rules
The whole instrument
S.I. 1987/851
Police Regulations
Regulation 53(10)(b)
S.I. 1987/1496
Insurance Brokers Registration Council (Indemnity Insurance and Grants Scheme) Rules Approvals Order
The whole instrument except the Schedule Part II
S.I. 1987/2024
Non-Contentious Probate Rules
The whole instrument except and Rules 20, 22, 38 & 46 & Schedule 1
S.I. 1988/153
Foreign Compensation Commission (People’s Republic of China) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 26
S.I. 1988/629
Land Registration (Official Searches) Rules
Rule 8(1)
S.I. 1988/665
Land Registration Fee Order
Article 3(2), Article 4
S.I. 1988/913
Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules
The whole instrument
S.I. 1988/1695
Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Dismissal of Transferred Charges) Rules
Rule 6(2)
S.I. 1988/1699
Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) Rules
Rule 9(2)
S.I. 1988/1700
Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) (Interlocutory Appeals)Rules
Rule 11(2)
S.I. 1988/1980
Patronage (Appeals) Rules
The whole instrument except Rule 23 & the Appendix
S.I. 1989/19
Criminal Appeal (Reviews of Sentencing) Rules
Rule 5(1)(e)
S.I. 1989/28
Financial Services Act 1986 (Single Property Schemes) (Exemption) Regulations
Regulation 3(2)(b) Regulation 5(b)
S.I. 1989/339
Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations
The whole instrument
S.I. 1989/340
Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations
The whole instrument
S.I.1989/341
Legal Advice and Assistance (Duty Solicitor) (Remuneration) Regulations
The whole instrument
S.I. 1989/342
Legal Advice and Assistance at Police Stations Remuneration) Regulations
The whole instrument
S.I. 1989/343
Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings(Costs) Regulations
The whole instrument except Regulation 6(4) & Schedule 1 Part I
S.I. 1989/344
Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations
The whole instrument
S.I. 1989/550
Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations
The whole instrument
S.I. 1989/1597
Magistrates' Courts (Extradition) Rules
Rule 4(4)
S.I. 1990/172
Land Registration Fee Order
Article 3(2), Article 4(2)
S.I. 1990/3011
Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Regulations
Schedule 1
S.I. 1990/314
Land Registration Rules
The whole instrument

## STATUTES WHICH APPLY TO RECOGNISED BODIES WITH ADDITIONS, OMMISSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

Chapter
Short Title
Extent and modifications
1849 c. 78
House of Lords Costs Taxation Act
Section 2 – the reference to the bill or accompanying letter being subscribed with proper hand of the “solicitor, or in the case of a partnership by any of the partners, either with his own name or with the name of such partnership” shall be construed, in relation to a recognised body, as a reference to the bill or accompanying letter being subscribed by a director of that recognised body.
1974 c. 23
Juries Act
Schedule 1 Part 1 Group B – The first reference to “solicitors” shall not be construed as applying to recognised bodies.
1979 c. 38
Estate Agents Act
Section 1(2)(a) & 1(5)(a) – “practising solicitor” includes a recognised body practising as such.
1981 c. 54
Supreme Court Act
Sections 100(5), 101(2) & 102(6) – the references to the partner of a deputy district registrar or time registrar shall be construed as if they were references to a solicitor’s partner.
1984 c. 28
County Courts Act
Sections 10(5), 13(1) & 13(2) – the reference to the partner of an officer of the court, deputy registrar and part-time registrar shall be construed as if they were references to a solicitor’s partner.
Section 60(1) – the reference to the name of the firm of which the solicitor is a director or employee of a recognised body, as a reference to the name of that recognised body.
Section 60(1)(d) – the first reference to “solicitor” does not include a recognised body. The reference to “a solicitor on therecord”includes a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for a party to them.
Section 60(1)(e) – the first reference to “solicitor” does not include a recognised body. The reference to “a solicitor on the record”includes a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for a party to them.
Section 60(1)(f) – the first reference to “solicitor” does not include a recognised body. The reference to “a solicitor so engaged” includes a recognised body engaged as an agent by a solicitor on the record as defined in Section 60(1)(c) or by a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for a party to them.
1988 c. 48
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Section 278(1) – the reference to “a solicitor” does not include a recognised body. The reference to “a firm of solicitors” being described as “a firm of patent attorneys” shall be construed as including a recognised body being described as “patent attorneys”.

## STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS WHICH APPLY TO RECOGNISED BODIES WITH ADDITIONS, OMISSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

Reference
Title
Extent and modifications
S.I. 1939/1466
Prize Court Rules
Order XII, Rule 6 – the reference to a “person in partnership” with a commissioner shall be construed as if it were a reference to a solicitor’s partner.
S.I. 1956/962
Foreign Compensation Commission Rules
In Rule 33(1)(d), the first, second and fourth references to “solicitor” shall include a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings.
S.I. 1959/640
Foreign Compensation Commission (Egyptian Claims) Rules
In Rule 33(1)(d) the first, second and fourth reference to “solicitor” shall not be construed as referring to a recognised body. “That solicitor” shall include a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings.
S.I. 1964/388
Prison Rules
Rule 99(1) – in the definition of “legal adviser”, in relation to visits to a prisoner, “solicitor” shall not include a recognised body but “a clerk acting on behalf of his solicitor” shall include a clerk acting on behalf of a recognised body. In relation to correspondence, “solicitor” shall include a recognised body.
S.I. 1965/1776
Rules of the Supreme Court Revision
Order 75 Rule 16 – the first and second references to “solicitor” in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a recognised body.
Order 81 Rule 3(2)(b) – the reference in sub-paragraph (i) to “the plaintiff’s solicitor” does not apply to a recognised body. The reference to “that solicitor” shall be construed as including a recognised body acting for the plaintiff.
Order 106 Rule 7(a) & (e) – the references to “every member of the firm” shall not apply in the case of a recognised body.
S.I. 1969/842
Foreign Compensation Commission (USSR) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 37(1)(d) – the first, second & fourth references to “solicitor” shall not be construed as referring to a recognised body. “That solicitor” shall include a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings.
S.I. 1970/596
General Medical Council Disciplinary Committee (Procedure) Rules Order of Council “The Solicitor” has the meaning assigned to it by Rule 2(1) of the Order as hereby applied and modified; “any Solicitor”refers to an individual solicitor only; and the reference to any member of a firm of solicitors shall be construed in relation to a recognised body as meaning a solicitor who is a director or employee of that body.
S.I. 1972/219
Foreign Compensation Commission (Egypt) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 37(1)(d) – the first, second & fourth reference to “solicitor” shall not be construed as referring to a recognised body. “That solicitor” shall include a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings.
S.I. 1974/1286
Land Charges Rules
Rule 6 – the reference to “a practising solicitor” shall be construed as including a reference to a recognised body practising as such.
S.I. 1976/1646
Foreign Compensation Commission (Roumania) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 37(1)(d) – the first, third, fifth & seventh references to “solicitor” do not refer to a recognised body. The references to “a solicitor on the record” shall be construed as including a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant. The reference to “a solicitor so engaged” shall be construed as including a recognised body engaged as an agent by a solicitor or recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant.
S.I. 1976/1777
Hong Kong Supreme Court (Admiralty Procedure) Rules Order
Schedule – in para. 9, the first reference to “solicitor” does not apply to a recognised body.
S.I. 1980/860
General Medical Council (Fraud or Error in relation to Registration) Rules, Order of Council
“The Solicitor” has the meaning assigned to it by Appendix, Rule 2 of the Order as hereby applied and modified; “any Solicitor” refers to an individual solicitor only; and the reference to any member of a firm of solicitors shall be construed in in relation to a recognised body as meaning a solicitor who is a director or employee of that body.
S.I. 1982/1110
Foreign Compensation Commission (Czechoslavakia) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 37(1)(d) – the first, third, fifth & seventh references to “solicitor” do not refer to a recognised body. The references to “a solicitor on the record” shall be construed as including a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant. The reference to “a solicitor so engaged” shall be construed as including a recognised body engaged as an agent by a solicitor or recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant.
S.I. 1987/143
Foreign Compensation Commission (USSR) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 28(d) – the first, third, fifth & seventh references to solicitor do not refer Instrument to a recognised body. The references to “a solicitor on the record” shall be construed as including a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant. The reference to “a solicitor so engaged” shall be construed as including a recognised body engaged as an agent by a solicitor or recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant.
S.I. 1987/2174
General Medical Council Health Committee (Procedure) Rules, Order of Council
“The solicitor” has the meaning assigned to it by Appendix, Rule 2(1) of the Order as hereby applied and modified; the reference to “any Solicitor” refers to an individual solicitor only; and the reference to any partner of a firm of solicitors shall be construed in relation to a recognised body as meaning a solicitor who is a director or employee of that body.
S.I. 1988/153
Foreign Compensation Commission (People’s Republic of China) Rules Approval Instrument
Rule 28(d) – the first, third, fifth & seventh references to “solicitor” do not refer to a recognised body. The references to “a solicitor on the record” shall be construed as including a recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant. The reference to “a solicitor so engaged” shall be construed as including a recognised body engaged as an agent by a solicitor or recognised body acting generally in the proceedings for an applicant.
S.I. 1988/646
Banking Act 1987 (Exempt Transactions) Regulations
Regulation 8(1) – the reference to “a practising solicitor in the course of his profession” shall be construed as including a recognised body in the course of providing professional services such as are provided by individuals practising as solicitors or by multi-national partnerships as defined in section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.
Regulation 8(2) – the definition “practising solicitor” shall also include a recognised body; but the words “a firm of practising solicitors” shall have no reference to a recognised body or recognised bodies.
S.I. 1988/2255
General Medical Council Preliminary Proceedings Committee and Professional Conduct Committee (Procedure) Rules Order of Council
“The Solicitor” has the meaning assigned to it by Appendix, Rule 2(1) of the Order as hereby applied and modified; “any solicitor” refers to an individual solicitor Council only; and the reference to any partner of a firm of solicitors shall be construed in relation to a recognised body as meaning a solicitor who is a director or employee of that body.
S.I. 1989/1837
General Medical Council Professional Conduct Committee (EC Practitioners) (Procedure) Rules Order of Council “The Solicitor” has the meaning assigned to it by Appendix, Rule 2(1) of the General Medical Council Preliminary Proceedings Committee and Professional Conduct Committee (Procedure) Rules 1988 (S.I. 2255) as applied and modified by this Schedule.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 empowers the Council of the Law Society (with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls) to make rules to regulate the formation of bodies corporate (referred to as “recognised bodies”) for the purpose of providing legal services. This Order provides for certain enactments passed or made before the commencement of section 9 which have effect in relation to solicitors to apply to recognised bodies, in some cases with amendments. £0.00 net

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2684 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-incorporated-practices-order-1991
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