Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) Order 2011 and comes into force on 12th September 2011.

Designation as a licensing authority

2.—(1) The Council for Licensed Conveyancers is designated as a licensing authority in relation to the reserved legal activities mentioned in paragraph (2).

(2) The reserved legal activities are—

(a)reserved instrument activities;

(b)the administration of oaths;

(c)probate activities.

Supplementary provision

3.  The Schedule to this Order (which makes supplementary provision) has effect.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

J Djanogly

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

11th August 2011