Transitional provisions: registered European lawyers

5.—(1) Article 4 applies in relation to registered European lawyers as it applies in relation to a solicitor, subject to the following modifications—

(a)a reference to a sole solicitor is to be read as a reference to a sole practitioner; and

(b)a reference to a sole solicitor endorsement is to be read as a reference to a sole practitioner endorsement.

(2) In this article “registered European lawyer” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the 2000 Regulations.