Valid from 01/04/2011
Prospective
19(1)During the transitional period, every barrister is deemed to be authorised by the General Council of the Bar to provide immigration advice and immigration services.E+W
(2)That authority is exercisable in accordance with, and subject to, the regulatory arrangements of the General Council of the Bar.
(3)A person is not authorised under sub-paragraph (1) unless the person has in force a certificate issued by the General Council of the Bar authorising the person to practise as a barrister.
20(1)During the transitional period, every registered European lawyer registered with the Inns of Court and the General Council of the Bar is deemed to be authorised by the General Council of the Bar to provide immigration advice and immigration services if the registered European lawyer is entitled to provide immigration advice and immigration services under his home professional title by virtue of the European regulations.E+W
(2)That authority is exercisable in accordance with, and subject to, the regulatory arrangements of the General Council of the Bar (as they apply to the registered European lawyer by virtue of the European regulations).
(3)In this paragraph—
“European regulations” means the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1119);
“home professional title” and “registered European lawyer” have the same meaning as in the European regulations.