Search Legislation

Legal Services Act 2007

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

 Help about opening options

Opening OptionsExpand opening options

Changes over time for: Paragraph 11

 Help about opening options

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Legal Services Act 2007, Paragraph 11. Help about Changes to Legislation

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

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) [F2or (1A)] is exercisable in accordance with and subject to the regulatory arrangements of the Council.

(3)During that period, every conveyancing partnership and every [F3conveyancing services] body recognised under section 32 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61) (bodies corporate entitled to provide conveyancing [F4or 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) [F6or (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 [F8or 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

F2Words 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)

F3Words 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)

F4Words 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)

F6Words 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)

F8Words 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

I1Sch. 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)

Back to top

Options/Help