Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21 E+W+S Minor and consequential amendments

Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) E+W+S

127 E+W+S The Access to Justice Act 1999 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 128 to 131.

128 E+W+S In section 16(4) (code of conduct) after “consult” insert “ the Legal Services Board, ”.

129 E+W+S In section 44 (barristers employed by solicitors)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) omit “is employed by”,

(ii) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a) is employed by an authorised person, or

(b) is a manager of such a person,”, and

(iii) for “his employer” substitute “ the authorised person of which the barrister is an employee or a manager ”,

(b) in subsection (2) after “employees” insert “ or managers of an authorised person ”, and

(c) after that subsection insert—

“(3) In this section—

• “authorised person” means a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which is a reserved legal activity (within the meaning of that Act), and

• “manager” has the same meaning as in that Act (see section 207 of that Act).”

130 E+W+S In section 45 (fees on application for appointment as Queen's Counsel), in subsections (1) and (2) for “Secretary of State” (in each place) substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

131 E+W+S In section 46 (Bar practising certificates)—

(a) omit subsection (2)(b) and the “but” immediately preceding it, and

(b) omit subsections (3) to (6).