There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Legal Services Act 2007, Paragraph 11.
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
F1Sch. 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)
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)
F5Sch. 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)
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)
F7Sch. 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)
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)
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