The Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) (No. 2) Order 2011

Application of existing legislation to licensed bodies

8.—(1) The modifications set out in paragraph (2) apply to the provisions listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(2) In any provision to which this paragraph applies—

(a) any reference to a solicitor or solicitors shall be construed as including a reference to a licensed body;

(b) any reference to a person’s solicitor shall be construed as including a reference to a licensed body which is acting for that person;

(c) any reference to a solicitor’s employee shall be construed as including a reference to an employee of a licensed body;

(d) any reference to the address, place of business or office of a solicitor shall be construed, in relation to a licensed body, as a reference to the address specified by the licensed body as its address in the matter in question or, in the absence of a specified address, to its registered office and any reference to notices or other documents being sent or delivered to or served on a solicitor shall be construed accordingly;

(e) “he”, “him” or “his” shall be construed in relation to a licensed body as meaning “it” or “its”.

(3) The modifications set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 3 to this Order apply to the enactments and instruments to the extent specified in that Schedule.