The Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies (Amendment) Order 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/500
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies (Amendment) Order 2009 and comes into force—

(a) as to article 2(3)(c), on 1st October 2009;

(b) otherwise, on 31st March 2009 immediately after sections 9 and 9A of the Administration of Justice Act 1985.

Section 2 Amendments to the Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991

(1) The Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991 is renamed the Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies Order 1991 and is amended as follows.

(2) In article 1 (Citation and commencement) for “Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991” substitute “Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies Order 1991”.

(3) In article 3—

(a) omit “corporate” and “the Council of” from the definition of “recognised body”;

(b) in the definition of “member” insert “or who is a partner” before “of a recognised body”; and

(c) in the definitions of “holding company” and “subsidiary” for “Section 786 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 ”.

(4) In Schedule 1—

(a) omit the entries relating to the statutes and statutory instruments listed in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(b) in the entry relating to section 146(2) and (4) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 substitute “1974” for “1947”; and

(c) insert the following entry at the end of the list of statutes which apply to recognised bodies—

(5) In Schedule 2—

(a) omit the entries listed in Schedule 2 to this Order; and

(b) insert the following entry at the end of the table of “Statutory Instruments Which Apply to Recognised Bodies With Additions, Omissions and Modifications”—

Section 3 Amendments consequential upon the Legal Services Act 2007

Omit the word “corporate” in the definition of “recognised body” in the following provisions—

(a) article 2 of the Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration Order 1994 ; and

(b) article 7(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 .