The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000 No. 1119

Prospective

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. EXTENSION OF ENACTMENTS IN RELATION TO THE REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN LAWYERS WITH THE LAW SOCIETY

6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), paragraphs 7(1) and 7(2) of Schedule 14 to that Act shall apply to registered European lawyers, and to solicitors who have been registered European lawyers, as they apply to registered foreign lawyers, and for that purpose the reference to a multi-national partnership of which he is, or was, a member shall be interpreted as a reference to his practice as a registered European lawyer, or to his practice as a solicitor. U.K.

(2) The Council may make different provision with respect to registered European lawyers, or with respect to solicitors, from the provision made with respect to registered foreign lawyers.

(3) Paragraphs 2(1), 2(2), 2(2A)(1), 2(3), 2(3A) and 2(3B)(2) of Schedule 2 to the Solicitors Act 1974 shall not apply to solicitors who have been registered European lawyers.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 22.5.2000, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

Paragraph 2(2A) was inserted by the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, section 4(6).

(2)

Sub-paragraphs (3A) and (3B) of paragraph 2 were inserted by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), section 125(3), Schedule 18, paragraph 18.