Legal Services Act 2007

11 (1) During the transitional period every individual who holds a conveyancing licence is deemed to be authorised by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers to administer oaths. E+W

[F1 (1A) During the transitional period every individual, not being a licensed conveyancer, who holds a licence under section 53 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 is deemed to be authorised by the Council to administer oaths.]

(2) The authority conferred by sub-paragraph (1) [F2 or (1A)] is exercisable in accordance with and subject to the regulatory arrangements of the Council.

(3) During that period, every conveyancing partnership and every [F3 conveyancing services] body recognised under section 32 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61) (bodies corporate entitled to provide conveyancing [F4 or other] services) is deemed to be authorised by the Council—

(a) to carry on conveyancing services, and

(b) to administer oaths.

[F5 (3A) During that period, every CLC practitioner services body recognised under section 32 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 is deemed to be authorised by the Council to administer oaths.]

(4) The authority conferred by sub-paragraph (3) [F6 or (3A)] is exercisable in accordance with and subject to—

(a) in the case of a body recognised under section 32 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985, any condition subject to which its recognition has effect, and

(b) the regulatory arrangements of the Council.

[F7 (5) In this paragraph—

• “ CLC practitioner services body ” has the meaning given by section 32B of the Administration of Justice Act 1985;

• “ conveyancing partnership ” means a partnership at least some of the members of which are licensed conveyancers, but does not include a CLC practitioner services body;

• “ conveyancing services body ” has the meaning given by section 32A of the Administration of Justice 1985. ]

(6) For the purposes of this paragraph a conveyancing licence [F8 or a licence under section 53 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990] is to be treated as not in force during any period when it is suspended.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 para. 11(1A) inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(2); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

F2 Words in Sch. 5 para. 11(2) inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(3); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

F3 Words in Sch. 5 para. 11(3) inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(4)(a); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

F4 Words in Sch. 5 para. 11(3) inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(4)(b); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

F5 Sch. 5 para. 11(3A) inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(5); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

F6 Words in Sch. 5 para. 11(4) inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(6); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

F7 Sch. 5 para. 11(5) substituted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(7); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

F8 Words in Sch. 5 para. 11(6) inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 16(8); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 11 wholly in force at 1.1.2010, see s. 211 and S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(b)(ii) (with art. 9)