Solicitors Act 1974

Section 89.

SCHEDULE 3 Consequential Amendments

1 In section 3(3) of the [1913 c. 27.] Forgery Act 1913, in paragraph (e) after the words " the Commissioner for Oaths Act 1889 " insert, in place of the words inserted there by Schedule 2 to the [1974 c. 26.] Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1974, the words " or the Solicitors Act 1974 ".

2 In section 216(1) of the [1925 c. 49.] Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, in paragraph (a) after the word "oaths " insert, in place of the words inserted there by Schedule 2 to the Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1974, the words " and by solicitors exercising the powers of commissioners for oaths by virtue of section 81 of the Solicitors Act 1974 ".

3 In section 88 (5) of the [1949 c. 87.] Patents Act 1949, for the words " section forty-seven of the Solicitors Act 1932 " substitute the words " section 22 of the Solicitors Act 1974 ".

4 In section 20(3) of the [1949 c. 101.] Justices of the Peace Act 1949—

(a) for the words " subsection (1) of section 2 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1956 ", and

(b) for the words " the Solicitors Acts 1932 to 1956 ",

substitute, in place of the words substituted for those words by Schedule 2 to the Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1974, the words " the Solicitors Act 1974 ".

5 In Part III of Schedule 1 to the [1957 c. 20.] House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 insert, in place of the entry inserted there by Schedule 2 to the Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1974, the following entry:—

• “Lay observer appointed under section 45 of the Solicitors Act 1974.”

6 In section 192(2) of the [1959 c. 22.] County Courts Act 1959 (as substituted by section 10(2) of the [1969 c. 58.] Administration of Justice Act 1969), for paragraph (c) substitute the following paragraph:—

“(c) section 69(3) of the Solicitors Act 1974”.

7 In section 1(2) of the [1961 c. 44.] Barristers (Qualification for Office) Act 1961, for the words " the Solicitors Act 1957 " substitute the words " the Solicitors Act 1974 ".

8 In section 4(2) of the [1967 c. 56.] Matrimonial Causes Act 1967, for the words " section 73(4) of the Solicitors Act 1957 " substitute the words " section 74(3) of the Solicitors Act 1974 ".

9 In section 223(1) of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972, for the words " the Solicitors Acts 1957 to 1965 " substitute the words " the Solicitors Act 1974 ".

10 In Schedule 2 to the [1974 c. 4.] Legal Aid Act 1974, in paragraph 4(2) for the words " subsection (4) of section 73 of the Solicitors Act 1957 " substitute the words " subsection (3) of section 74 of the Solicitors Act 1974 ".