The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010

Commencement of provisions on 6th October 2010

2.  The following provisions, to the extent that they are not already in force, come into force on 6th October 2010—

(a) in Part 6 (legal complaints) and Part 7 (further provisions relating to the Board and OLC), section 112(1) and (3), 113 subject to article 5, 125, 126 subject to article 5, 128, 129, 131, 134, 135, 137 to 143, 144 subject to article 5, 145 subject to article 5, 146 to 154, 157 subject to article 5 and article 6, 158 subject to article 5, 159(1) in so far as it relates to the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner, 159(2)(a), 159(2)(b) in so far as it relates to section 22(8)(a) of the 1990 Act, 164 to 166 and 175(1)(g), (h) and (i);

(b) in Schedule 16 (the Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers), paragraphs 39, 78, 100, 105(b)(ii) and 106(c) all subject to article 6;

(c) in Schedule 17 (licensed conveyancing), paragraph 32;

(d) in Schedule 21 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraph 100(e), subject to article 6; and

(e) in Schedule 23 (repeals), the entries relating to—

(i) the reference to “The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner” in Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967(1);

(ii) section 37A of, and Schedule 1A to, the 1974 Act subject to article 6;

(iii) the reference to “The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner” in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975(2);

(iv) the reference to “The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner” in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975(3);

(v) paragraphs 13, 17(a), and 18(1)(d) with the “or” immediately preceding it, of Schedule 2, and paragraphs 4(3) and (3A) and 9(2) of Schedule 6, to the Administration of Justice Act 1985(4), all subject to article 6;

(vi) section 22(8)(a) of, paragraphs 14 to 20 and 21(1)(b) of Schedule 8 subject to article 6, and Schedule 15 to the 1990 Act;

(vii) sections 49 to 52 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999(5);

(viii) the reference to “The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner” and “The Legal Services Consultative Panel” in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000(6).

(1)

1967 c. 13.

(2)

1975 c. 24.

(3)

1975 c. 25.

(4)

1985 c. 61.

(5)

1999 c. 22.

(6)

2000 c. 36.