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| | | ‘( ) | Any statement of policy issued by the Board must— |
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| | | (c) | provide that, save where there is an imminent risk of significant damage |
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| | | ‘(1A) | An approved regulator must consider any request made by an external regulatory |
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| | | body for the approved regulator to reconsider any provision made by its |
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| | | regulatory arrangements on the grounds that the provision either— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | An external regulatory body may make an application to an approved regulator |
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| | | (a) | frustrate the exercise of the external regulatory body’s requirements, or |
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| | | (b) | conflict with the external regulatory body’s regulatory requirements, or |
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| | | (2B) | For the purposes of subsection (2A)(c) above, “subjects” means any individuals |
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| | | (b) | in the absence of satisfactory resolution and where provisions for the |
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| | | the Board under subsection (4).’. |
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| | | ‘(d) | shall give a reason and explanation for such notice.’. |
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| | | ‘( ) | to make regulations or rules providing for appeals to the High Court or |
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| | | approved regulator (including regulations or rules providing for a |
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| | | ‘( ) | Before appointing an ordinary member, the Lord Chancellor must consult the |
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| | | ‘( ) | granted a certificate issued by the Institute of Legal Executives |
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| | | authorising the person to practise as a legal executive; |
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| | | ( ) | a registered patent attorney, within the meaning given by section |
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| | | 275(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48); |
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| | | ( ) | a registered trade mark attorney, within the meaning of the Trade |
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| | | Marks Act 1994 (c. 26);’. |
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| | | ‘(4A) | Before removing the chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(b), the Lord Chancellor |
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| | Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice remove’. |
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| | | (b) | if the ordinary member is not the chairman, the chairman.’. |
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| | nEW cLAUSES RELATING TO PART 5 |
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| | | Patent and trade mark agents |
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| | | (a) | existing at the date this Act comes into force and entitled to use the |
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| | | (b) | which through the operation of section 72(1)(b) of this Act would |
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| | | otherwise be a licensable body, |
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| | | shall not be a licensable body unless it ceases to be entitled to use the said |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | A licensing authority may apply to the Board to determine the status of a |
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| | | recognised professional body if it is in any doubt as to whether that professional |
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| | | body meets the criteria set down in this Act. |
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| | | (2) | A licensing authority may determine that a body “B”, which is prima facie “low |
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| | | risk” under section 108(2)(b) (non-authorised managers are all members of |
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| | | recognised professional bodies), should not be treated as low risk if it considers |
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| | | the services to be offered by B are inconsistent with the “professional principles” |
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| | | (3) | Any decision under subsection (2) will follow the procedural requirements set out |
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| | | in Schedule 11(2) and (3).’. |
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| | Page 49, line 7 [Clause 83], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | provision as to how the licensing authority, when considering the |
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| | | regulatory objectives (in compliance with its duties under section 3(2) or |
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| | | 28(2)) in connection with an application for a licence, should take |
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| | | account of the objective of improving access to justice;’. |
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| | | ‘(da) | appropriate provision requiring the licensing authority to consider the |
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| | | determining the application,’. |
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| | Page 49, line 13 [Clause 83], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(da) | appropriate provisions reinforcing the independence and integrity of the |
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| | | legal professionals concerned,’. |
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| | Council for Licensed Conveyancers’. |
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