The Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) Order 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/166
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) Order 2019 and comes into force on 1st April 2019.

Section 2 Designation as a licensing authority

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives is designated as a licensing authority in relation to—

(a) the exercise of a right of audience;

(b) the conduct of litigation;

(c) reserved instrument activities;

(d) probate activities, and

(e) the administration of oaths .

Section 3 Application of existing legislation to licensable bodies

The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 is modified as follows—

(a) in the table in section 30(5)(c) (PPI claims: interim restriction on charges before transfer of regulation to the FCA), in the entry relating to The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, the reference to persons is to be construed as including a reference to licensable bodies; and

(b) in section 33(5)(d) (legal services regulators’ rules: charges for claims management services) the reference to persons is to be construed as including a reference to licensable bodies.