Article 2 Amendments to the Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991

omit “corporate” and “the Council of” from the definition of “recognised body”;

in the definition of “member” insert “or who is a partner” before “of a recognised body”; and

in the definitions of “holding company” and “subsidiary” for “Section 786 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006^f2”.

omit the entries relating to the statutes and statutory instruments listed in Schedule 1 to this Order;

in the entry relating to section 146(2) and (4) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974^f3 substitute “1974” for “1947”; and

insert the following entry at the end of the list of statutes which apply to recognised bodies—

“

1996 c. 52

Housing Act

Sections 30(2) and 47(2)

”.

omit the entries listed in Schedule 2 to this Order; and

insert the following entry at the end of the table of “Statutory Instruments Which Apply to Recognised Bodies With Additions, Omissions and Modifications”—

“

Reference	Title	Extent and modifications
S.I. 1999/728	Prison Rules	Rule 2(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.

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