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Legal Services Bill [HL]

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The Board as approved regulator
62    The Board as an approved regulator
63    The Board’s designation under section 62(1)(a)
64    Modification of the Board’s functions under section 62(1)(b)
65    Cancellation of the Board’s designation under section 62(1)(c)
66    The Board’s power to recommend orders made under section 62
67    Effect of the Board’s designation as an approved regulator
68    Regulatory conflict and the Board as approved regulator
Functions of approved regulators etc
69    Modification of the functions of approved regulators etc
70    Procedural requirements relating to recommendations under section 69
Part 5
Alternative business structures
Introductory
71    Carrying on of activities by licensed bodies
72    “Licensable body”
Licensing authorities
73    Licensing authorities and relevant licensing authorities
74    Designation of approved regulator as licensing authority
75    Automatic cancellation of designation as licensing authority
76    Cancellation of designation as licensing authority by order
77    Cancellation of designation: further provision
78    The Board’s power to recommend orders made under section 77
79    Cancellation of designation: powers of entry etc
Appeals
80    Functions of appellate bodies
81    Procedural requirements relating to recommendations under section 80
Policy statement
82    Licensing authority policy statement
Licensing rules
83    Licensing rules
Licensing
84    Application for licence
85    Terms of licence
86    Modification of licence
87    Registers of licensed bodies
88    Evidence of status
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Ownership of licensed bodies
89    Ownership of licensed bodies
Regulation of licensed bodies
90    Duties of non-authorised persons
91    Duties of Head of Legal Practice
92    Duties of Head of Finance and Administration
93    Information
94    Enforcement of notices under section 93
95    Financial penalties
96    Appeals against financial penalties
97    Recovery of financial penalties
98    Referral of employees etc to appropriate regulator
99    Disqualification
100    Lists of disqualified persons
101    Suspension and revocation of licence
102    Intervention
103    Regulatory conflict and the Board as licensing authority
104    Prevention of regulatory conflict: accounts rules
Special kinds of body
105    Trade union exemptions
106    Power to modify application of licensing rules etc to special bodies
107    Modifications under section 106: supplementary
108    “Low risk body”
109    Foreign bodies
Supplementary provision
110    Reporting requirements relating to Part 5
111    Interpretation of Part 5
Part 6
Legal Complaints
Complaints procedures of authorised persons
112    Complaints procedures of authorised persons
Overview of the scheme
113    Overview of the scheme
The Office for Legal Complaints
114    The Office for Legal Complaints
115    The ombudsman scheme
116    General obligations
117    Corporate governance
118    Annual report
119    Supplementary powers
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120    Reporting to the Board
121    Performance targets and monitoring
The ombudsmen
122    Appointment of the Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen
123    Annual report of Chief Ombudsman
124    Additional reports of Chief Ombudsman
Jurisdiction and operation of the ombudsman scheme
125    Jurisdiction of the ombudsman scheme
126    Complaints excluded because respondent’s complaints procedures not used
127    Complaints excluded by scheme rules
128    Parties
129    Pre-commencement acts and omissions
130    Orders under section 128
131    Acts and omissions by employees etc
132    Continuity of complaints
133    Operation of the ombudsman scheme
134    Delegation of an ombudsman’s functions
135    Notification requirements
136    Charges payable by respondents
Determinations under the scheme
137    Determination of complaints
138    Limitation on value of directions under the ombudsman scheme
139    Alteration of limit
140    Acceptance or rejection of determination
141    Enforcement by complainant of directions under section 137
142    Reporting court orders made against authorised persons
143    Handling of complaints by approved regulator
Reporting misconduct
144    Reporting possible misconduct to approved regulators
Co-operation with investigations
145    Duties to share information
146    Duties of authorised persons to co-operate with investigations
147    Reporting failures to co-operate with an investigation to approved regulators
Information
148    Information and documents
149    Reporting failures to provide information or produce documents
150    Enforcement of requirements to provide information or produce documents
151    Reports of investigations
152    Restricted information
153    Disclosure of restricted information
154    Data protection
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Defamation
155    Protection from defamation claims
Scheme rules
156    Consent requirements for rules
157    The Board’s powers in respect of rules
Effect on existing arrangements for redress etc
158    Approved regulators not to make provision for redress
159    Regulatory arrangements not prohibited by section 158
160    Legal Services Complaints Commissioner and Legal Services Ombudsman
Interpretation
161    Interpretation of Part 6
Claims management services
162    Extension of Part 6 to claims management services
Part 7
Further provisions relating to the Board and the OLC
Guidance
163    Guidance
Voluntary arrangements
164    Voluntary arrangements
165    Power to establish voluntary scheme for resolving complaints
166    Procedure for making orders under section 165
167    Operation of voluntary scheme
Disclosure and use of information
168    Restricted information
169    Disclosure of restricted information
170    Disclosure of information to the Board
171    Data protection
172    Use of information
Payments by Lord Chancellor
173    Funding
The levy
174    The levy
175    The levy: supplementary provisions
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Payments into the Consolidated Fund
176    Amounts payable into the Consolidated Fund
Part 8
Miscellaneous provisions about lawyers etc
Duties of regulated persons
177    Duties of regulated persons
Solicitors, the Law Society and the Disciplinary Tribunal
178    The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers
179    The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: approval of rules
180    Board’s power to give directions to the Tribunal
181    Functions of the Tribunal
Other lawyers
182    Unqualified person not to pretend to be a barrister
183    Licensed conveyancers
184    Commissioners for oaths
185    Trade mark attorneys
186    Patent attorneys
187    Immigration advisers and immigration service providers
188    Claims management services
Advocates and litigators
189    Duties of advocates and litigators
190    Employed advocates
Legal professional privilege
191    Legal professional privilege
Employees of housing management bodies
192    Rights of audience etc of employees of housing management bodies
Savings
193    Powers of court in respect of rights of audience and conduct of litigation
194    Solicitors to public departments and the City of London
Pro bono representation
195    Payments in respect of pro bono representation
Scotland
196    Application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
197    Scottish legal services ombudsman: functions
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Part 9
General
Offences
198    Offences committed by bodies corporate and unincorporated bodies
199    Local weights and measures authorities
Protected functions of the Lord Chancellor
200    Protected functions of the Lord Chancellor
Notices etc
201    Notices and directions
202    Documents
203    The giving of notices, directions and other documents
204    The giving of notices, directions and other documents in electronic form
Orders, rules etc
205    Orders, regulations and rules
206    Consultation requirements for rules
207    Parliamentary control of orders and regulations
Interpretation
208    Interpretation
Miscellaneous and supplementary
209    Minor and consequential provision etc
210    Transitional and transitory provision
211    Repeals
212    Commencement
213    Extent
214    Index of defined expressions
215    Short title
Schedule 1   —    The Legal Services Board
Schedule 2   —    The reserved legal activities
Schedule 3   —    Exempt persons
Schedule 4   —    Approved regulators
Part 1   —
Existing regulators
Part 2   —
Designation of bodies by order
Part 3   —
Alteration of approved regulator’s regulatory arrangements
Schedule 5   —    Authorised persons
Part 1   —
Continuity of rights
Part 2   —
Rights during transitional period
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Part 3   —
Interpretation
Schedule 6   —    Alteration of reserved legal activities
Schedule 7   —    Directions: procedure
Schedule 8   —    Intervention directions: procedure
Part 1   —
Giving intervention directions
Part 2   —
Revoking intervention directions
Schedule 9   —    Cancellation of designation as approved regulator
Schedule 10   —    Designation of approved regulators as licensing authorities
Part 1   —
Designation of approved regulators by order
Part 2   —
Cancellation of designation by order
Schedule 11   —    Licensing rules
Part 1   —
Licensing procedure
Part 2   —
Structural requirements
Part 3   —
Practice requirements
Part 4   —
Regulation
Schedule 12   —    Entitlement to make an application for a licence to the Board
Schedule 13   —    Ownership of licensed bodies
Part 1   —
Introductory
Part 2   —
Approval of restricted interests on application for licence
Part 3   —
Approval of restricted interests after licence is issued
Part 4   —
Additional restrictions
Part 5   —
Enforcement
Schedule 14   —    Licensing authority’s powers of intervention
Schedule 15   —    The Office for Legal Complaints
Schedule 16   —    The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign
lawyers
Part 1   —
The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)
Part 2   —
The Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61)
Part 3   —
The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
Schedule 17   —    Licensed conveyancing
Part 1   —
Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61)
Part 2   —
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
Schedule 18   —    Immigration advice and immigration services
Part 1   —
Qualifying regulators
Part 2   —
Amendments of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
Part 3   —
Transitional provision
Schedule 19   —    Claims management services
Schedule 20   —    Amendments in relation to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid
(Scotland) Act 2007
Schedule 21   —    Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 22   —    Transitional provision
Schedule 23   —    Repeals
Schedule 24   —    Index of defined expressions

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