This Order makes provision under Part 5 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (c.29) (“the 2007 Act”) for the First-tier Tribunal to hear and determine appeals from decisions made by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (“the Council”) which are appealable under any provision of Part 5 of the 2007 Act or the Council’s own licensing rules.

Article 4 provides for such appeals to be heard and determined by the First-tier Tribunal and sets out the steps that the First-tier Tribunal may take on an appeal from the licensing rules.

Certain provisions of Part 5 of the 2007 Act, as they apply to the decisions of the Council, are modified by article 5 of, and the Schedule to, this Order. The modifications take account of the provision in Part 1 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15) for appeals which lie from determinations made by the First-tier Tribunal.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.