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21(1)During the transitional period, each of the following is deemed to be authorised by the Law Society to provide immigration advice and immigration services—E+W
(a)every qualified solicitor;
(b)every registered foreign lawyer (within the meaning of section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41));
(c)every legal partnership (within the meaning of paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 5);
(d)every body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61).
(2)That authority is exercisable in accordance with, and subject to, the regulatory arrangements of the Law Society.
(3)“Qualified solicitor” means a person who is qualified under section 1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47) to act as a solicitor.
22(1)During the transitional period, every registered European lawyer registered with the Law Society is deemed to be authorised by the Law Society 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 Law Society (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.