In section 46(2)(b) of the Access to Justice Act 1999, after “purposes of” insert “(i)” and at the end insert—

“(ii)

the participation by the Council in law reform and the legislative process,

(iii)

the provision by barristers and those wishing to become barristers of free legal services to the public,

(iv)

the promotion of the protection by law of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and

(v)

the promotion of relations between the Council and bodies representing the members of legal professions in jurisdictions other than England and Wales.”.