Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitory and Transitional Provisions and Appointed Day) Order 2009.

(2) This Order comes into force on 31st March 2009.

(3) In this Order —

(a)“the 1974 Act” means the Solicitors Act 1974(1);

(b)“the 1985 Act” means the Administration of Justice Act 1985(2);

(c)“the 1990 Act” means the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(3);

(d)“the 2007 Act” means the Legal Services Act 2007; and

(e)a reference to a section, Schedule or paragraph of a Schedule by number alone is a reference to that section, Schedule or paragraph in the 2007 Act.