The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice and Services of Lawyers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/1605
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice and Services of Lawyers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 25th July 2013.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

(3) In these Regulations, “the 2000 Regulations ” means the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000 .

Section 2 Amendments to the European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978

(1) The European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978 is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2 (interpretation), in the table, after the entry relating to Bulgaria insert—

Croatia Odvjetnik/Odvjetnica

(3) In Part 1 of the Schedule (enactments relating to the provision of legal advice and assistance and legal aid) at the end of the list of enactments insert “Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) .”

Section 3 Amendments to the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000

(1) The 2000 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(4) (interpretation), in the table, after the entry relating to Romania insert—

Croatia Odvjetnik/Odvjetnica

Section 4 Transitional Provision

(1) Regulation 1(2) to (5) (citation, commencement and transitional provisions) of the 2000 Regulations applies to a relevant lawyer with the following modifications—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “22nd May 2000” substitute “25th July 2013”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “21st November 2000”, wherever it occurs, substitute “24th January 2014”; and

(c) in paragraphs (3) and (5), for “22nd November 2000”, wherever it occurs, substitute “25th January 2014”.

(2) In this regulation a “relevant lawyer” means a European lawyer as defined in regulation 2 of the 2000 Regulations (as amended by regulation 3 of these Regulations) who is—

(a) a Croatian national; or

(b) authorised in Croatia to pursue professional activities under the professional title of Odvjetnik or Odvjetnica.