9.—(1) Schedule 3 to the 1985 Act (the Council for Licensed Conveyancers: supplementary provisions)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph 2 (membership of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers) substitute—
“2.—(1) The Council shall consist of—
(a)not more than ten persons who are—
(i)licensed conveyancers; or
(ii)other persons practising as authorised persons in the course of a business which is carried on by a recognised body; and
(b)not more than eleven persons who are lay persons,
being persons appointed as members of the Council in accordance with a scheme under paragraph 4.
(2) The Council shall in accordance with any such scheme appoint one of its members to be chairman of the Council.
(3) In sub-paragraph (1)—
“authorised person” has the meaning given by section 32A(2);
“lay person” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Legal Services Act 2007 (see paragraph 2 of that Schedule).”.
(3) In paragraph 2, as substituted by paragraph (2) above—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii), for the words “by a recognised body” substitute “either by a recognised body or by a licensed body which holds a licence granted by the Council”; and
(b)after the definition of “lay person” in sub-paragraph (3), insert—
““licensed body” has the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see section 71).”.
(4) For paragraph 4(2) (requirements applying to scheme for appointment of Council members) substitute—
“(2) A scheme under this paragraph shall secure that (except during any casual vacancy) the total number of persons appointed for the purposes of paragraph (b) of paragraph 2(1) exceeds by one the total number of persons appointed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of that provision.”.
Paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 29(1) to (4) of Schedule 17, and Schedule 23, to the Legal Services Act 2007. Paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 3 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 29(1) and (7) of Schedule 17 to the Legal Services Act 2007.
Section 32A was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 21 of Schedule 17 to the Legal Services Act 2007.