SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 The Immigration Services Commissioner

Part I Regulatory Functions

Extension of scope of the Code

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1

The Secretary of State may by order provide for the provisions of the Code, or such provisions of the Code as may be specified by the order, to apply to—

a

persons authorised by any designated professional body to practise as a member of the profession whose members are regulated by that body; and

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persons acting on behalf of persons who are within paragraph (a).

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If the Secretary of State is proposing to act under sub-paragraph (1) he must, before doing so, consult—

a

the Commissioner;

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c

the F2Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in Scotland;

d

the lay observers appointed under Article 42 of the M1Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in Northern Ireland.

3

An order under sub-paragraph (1) requires the approval of—

a

the Lord Chancellor, if it affects a designated professional body in F4... Northern Ireland;

b

the Scottish Ministers, if it affects a designated professional body in Scotland.

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Before deciding whether or not to give his approval under sub-paragraph (3)(a), the Lord Chancellor must consult—

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b

the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, if it affects a designated professional body in Northern Ireland.

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Before deciding whether or not to give their approval under sub-paragraph (3)(b), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Lord President of the Court of Session.