SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10Designation of approved regulators as licensing authorities
Part 1Designation of approved regulators by order
Application to the Board
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1
This paragraph applies where a body wishes to become a licensing authority in relation to one or more activities which constitute one or more reserved legal activities.
2
The body may apply to the Board for the Board—
a
to recommend that an order be made by the Lord Chancellor designating the applicant as a licensing authority in relation to the reserved legal activity or activities in question, and
b
to approve what the applicant proposes as its licensing rules if such an order is made (“the proposed licensing rules”).
3
But the body may make an application under this paragraph in relation to a reserved legal activity only if—
a
it is a relevant approved regulator in relation to the activity, or
b
it has made an application under Part 2 of Schedule 4 (designation of approved regulators) for the Board to recommend that an order be made by the Lord Chancellor designating the body as an approved regulator in relation to the activity.
4
An application under this paragraph must be made in such form and manner as the Board may specify in rules and must be accompanied by—
a
a statement of the reserved legal activity or activities to which it relates,
b
details of the applicant's proposed licensing rules,
c
such explanatory material as the applicant considers is likely to be needed for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, and
d
the prescribed fee.
5
The prescribed fee is the fee specified in, or determined in accordance with, rules made by the Board with the consent of the Lord Chancellor.
6
An applicant may, at any time, withdraw the application by giving notice to that effect to the Board.