Commencement of provisions on 31st December 20114

The following provisions, to the extent that they are not already in force, come into force on 31st December 2011—

a

sections 159(1) and 159(2)(b) save in relation to (and so far as is required to give effect to)—

i

the Legal Services Ombudsman’s duty (paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 3 to the 1990 Act) to produce an annual report and accounts for the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012; and

ii

until 30th April 2012, the power of the Secretary of State set out in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the 1990 Act, and

b

in Schedule 23 (repeals) the entries relating to—

i

Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 195810;

ii

Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 197211;

iii

the reference to “The Legal Services Ombudsman” in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975;

iv

the reference to “The Legal Services Ombudsman” in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975;

v

sections 21 to 26 of, and Schedule 3 to, the 1990 Act, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) above;

vi

section 86(4)(b) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 199912; and

vii

the reference to “The Legal Services Ombudsman” in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.