Legal Services Act 2007

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3(1)This paragraph applies where a body makes a recommendation under paragraph 2.E+W+S

(2)The Lord Chancellor must publish a document containing—

(a)the recommendation, and

(b)the draft order annexed to it.

(3)The document must be accompanied by a notice which states that representations about it may be made to the Lord Chancellor within a specified period.

(4)The Lord Chancellor must give a copy of the document to the Office of Fair Trading and the Lord Chief Justice, and invite each of them to provide advice on it within that period.

(5)The Lord Chancellor may give a copy of the document to the Legal Services Consultative Panel or any other person, and invite them to provide advice on it within that period.

(6)The Lord Chancellor must have regard to any representations and advice duly given.

(7)If the order which the Lord Chancellor proposes to make differs from the draft order published under sub-paragraph (2), the Lord Chancellor must, before making the order, publish the revised draft order along with a statement detailing the changes made and the reasons for those changes.