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The Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011

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1.  This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011.

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2.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) Articles 4 and 5 of this Order—

(a)do not have effect unless an order is made designating the Council for Licensed Conveyancers as a licensing authority under Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the 2007 Act in relation to one or more reserved legal activities; and

(b)where such an order is made, come into force at the same time as that order.

Interpretation

3.  In this Order—

“the 2007 Act” means the Legal Services Act 2007; and

“the Council” means the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.

Appeals to be made to the First-tier Tribunal

4.—(1) The First-tier Tribunal may hear and determine appeals from decisions made by the Council which are appealable under any provision of—

(a)Part 5 of the 2007 Act; or

(b)the Council’s licensing rules.

(2) The First-tier Tribunal may, in relation to appeals from decisions which are appealable under the Council’s licensing rules—

(a)affirm the Council’s decision in whole or in part;

(b)quash the Council’s decision in whole or in part;

(c)substitute for all or part of the Council’s decision another decision of a kind that the Council could have taken;

(d)remit a matter to the Council (generally, or for determination in accordance with a finding made or direction given by the First-tier Tribunal).

Modifications of the 2007 Act

5.  The Schedule to this Order (which modifies provisions of Part 5 of the 2007 Act in their application in relation to decisions of the Council) has effect.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

J Djanogly

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

12th July 2011

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