Legal Services Act 2007

17 (1) Schedule 5 (the Immigration Services Commissioner) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In paragraph 3 (code of standards)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (3)(a) insert—

“(aa) a person who is authorised by a designated qualifying regulator to provide immigration advice or immigration services;”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)(b) after “paragraph (a)” insert “ or (aa) ”,

(c) after sub-paragraph (6)(a) insert—

“(aa) each of the designated qualifying regulators;”, and

(d) omit sub-paragraph (6)(b).

(3) In paragraph 4 (extension of scope of the code)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (2)(b),

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)(a) omit “England and Wales or”, and

(c) omit sub-paragraph (4)(a).

(4) In paragraph 5 (investigation of complaints)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “but” to the end substitute— “ but not if the complaint is excluded by sub-paragraph (3A). ”,

(b) after that sub-paragraph insert—

“(3A) A complaint is excluded if—

(a) it relates to a person who is excluded from the application of subsection (1) of section 84 by subsection (6) of that section, or

(b) it relates to a person within section 84(2)(ba).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 18 para. 17 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.I. 2011/720, art. 2(c)