SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5 Intervention in Licensed Conveyancer’s Practice
C1C2Part II Powers Exercisable on Intervention
Powers conferred by Sch. 5 Pt. II (paras. 5-12) restricted (1. 4. 1991 for certain purposes, otherwise 7.12.2004) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 53, 59(1), Sch. 8 para. 13(2); S.I. 1991/608, art. 2, Sch; S.I. 2004/2950, art. 2(a)
Money
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1
The High Court, on the application of the Council, may order that no payment shall be made without the leave of the court by any person (whether or not named in the order) of any money held by him (in whatever manner and whether it was received before or after the making of the order) on behalf of the licensed conveyancer or his firm.
2
No order under this paragraph shall take effect in relation to any person to whom it applies unless the Council has served a copy of the order on him (whether or not he is named in it) and, in the case of a bank or other financial institution, has indicated at which of its branches the Council believes that the money to which the order relates is held.
3
A person shall not be treated as having disobeyed an order under this paragraph by making a payment of money if he satisfies the court that he exercised due diligence to ascertain whether it was money to which the order related but nevertheless failed to ascertain that the order related to it.
4
This paragraph does not apply where the powers conferred by this Part of this Schedule are exercisable by virtue of paragraph 3.
Powers conferred by Sch. 5 Pt. II (paras. 5-12) extended (1. 4. 1991 for certain purposes, otherwise 7.12.2004) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1),ss. 53, 59(1), Sch. 8 para.13(1)(2); S.I. 1991/608, art. 2, Sch; S.I. 2004/2950, art. 2(a)