The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 3333

Legal Services, England and Wales

The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen Order 2006

Made

14th December 2006

Coming into force

1st January 2007

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of December 2006

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty is pleased to make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 27(9)(c) and 28(5)(b) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(1), by and with the advice of Her Privy Council and following a recommendation by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to that Act.

A draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen Order 2006.

Commencement

2.  This Order comes into force on 1st January 2007.

Association to be authorised body

3.  The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen is designated as an authorised body for the purposes of sections 27 and 28 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

Meriel McCullagh

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen as an authorised body for the purposes of sections 27 and 28 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, under which an authorised body can grant rights of audience and the right to conduct litigation.

(1)

1990 c. 41; new Schedule 4 substituted by Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), Sch 5 para 2; reference to Secretary of State substituted by Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887), Sch 2 para 8(1)(d).