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        Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part 1 The regulatory objectives
        1 The regulatory objectives
        Part 2 The Legal Services Board
        Constitution
        2 The Legal Services Board
        General functions
        3 The Board's duty to promote the regulatory objectives etc
        [4 Standards of regulation, education and training]
        5 Corporate governance
        6 Annual report
        7 Supplementary powers
        Consumer Panel
        8 The Consumer Panel
        9 Committees and the procedure of the Consumer Panel
        10 Representations by the Consumer Panel
        11 Advice and research functions of the Consumer Panel
        Part 3 Reserved legal activities
        [ Reserved legal activities]
        12 Meaning of "reserved legal activity" and "legal activity"
        [ Carrying on the activities]
        [13 Entitlement to carry on a reserved legal activity]
        [ Offences]
        [14 Offence to carry on a reserved legal activity if not entitled]
        [15 Carrying on of a reserved legal activity: employers and employees etc]
        [16 Offence to carry on reserved legal activity through person not entitled]
        [17 Offence to pretend to be entitled]
        Interpretation
        [18 Authorised persons]
        [19 Exempt persons]
        20 Approved regulators and relevant approved regulators
        [21 Regulatory arrangements]
        [ Continuity of existing rights and transitional protection]
        [22 Continuity of existing rights to carry on reserved legal activities]
        [23 Transitional protection for non-commercial bodies]
        Alteration of reserved legal activities
        24 Extension of the reserved legal activities
        [25 Provisional designation as approved regulators and licensing authorities]
        26 Recommendations that activities should cease to be reserved legal activities
        Part 4 Regulation of approved regulators
        Introductory
        27 Regulatory and representative functions of approved regulators
        [ General duties of approved regulators]
        [28 Approved regulator's duty to promote the regulatory objectives etc]
        Separation of regulatory and representative functions
        29 Prohibition on the Board interfering with representative functions
        30 Rules relating to the exercise of regulatory functions
        [ Performance targets]
        [31 Performance targets and monitoring]
        Directions
        [32 Directions]
        33 Directions: procedure
        [34 Enforcement of directions]
        [ Censure]
        [35 Public censure]
        [36 Public censure: procedure]
        Financial penalties
        37 Financial penalties
        [38 Financial penalties: procedure]
        [39 Appeals against financial penalties]
        [40 Recovery of financial penalties]
        Intervention
        41 Intervention directions
        42 Intervention directions: further provision
        [43 Intervention directions: enforcement]
        44 Revocation of intervention directions
        Cancellation of approval
        45 Cancellation of designation as approved regulator
        [46 Cancellation of designation: further provision]
        [47 The Board's power to recommend orders made under section 46]
        48 Cancellation of designation: powers of entry etc
        Policy statements
        49 The Board's policy statements
        50 Policy statements: procedure
        Practising fees
        51 Control of practising fees charged by approved regulators
        [ Regulatory conflict]
        [52 Regulatory conflict with approved regulators]
        [53 Modification of provision made about regulatory conflict]
        [54 Regulatory conflict with other regulatory regimes]
        [ Information]
        [55 Provision of information to the Board]
        [56 Enforcement of notices under section 55]
        [ Competition]
        [57 Reports by the OFT]
        [58 The Board's response to OFT report]
        [59 Referral of report by the Lord Chancellor to the Competition Commission]
        [60 Duties of the Competition Commission]
        [61 Lord Chancellor's power to give directions]
        [ 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]
        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
        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]
        [ Reporting misconduct]
        [143 Reporting possible misconduct to approved regulators]
        Co-operation with investigations
        144 Duties to share information
        145 Duties of authorised persons to co-operate with investigations
        [146 Reporting failures to co-operate with an investigation to approved regulators]
        [ Information]
        [147 Information and documents]
        [148 Reporting failures to provide information or produce documents]
        [149 Enforcement of requirements to provide information or produce documents]
        [150 Reports of investigations]
        [151 Restricted information]
        [152 Disclosure of restricted information]
        [153 Data protection]
        [ Defamation]
        [154 Protection from defamation claims]
        Scheme rules
        155 Consent requirements for rules
        156 The Board's powers in respect of rules
        [ Effect on existing arrangements for redress etc]
        [157 Approved regulators not to make provision for redress]
        [158 Regulatory arrangements not prohibited by section 157]
        [159 Legal Services Complaints Commissioner and Legal Services Ombudsman]
        Interpretation
        160 Interpretation of Part 6
        [ Claims management services]
        [161 Extension of Part 6 to claims management services]
        Part 7 Further provisions relating to the Board and the OLC
        Guidance
        162 Guidance
        [ Voluntary arrangements]
        [163 Voluntary arrangements]
        [164 Power to establish voluntary scheme for resolving complaints]
        [165 Procedure for making orders under section 164]
        [166 Operation of voluntary scheme]
        [ Disclosure and use of information]
        [167 Restricted information]
        [168 Disclosure of restricted information]
        [169 Disclosure of information to the Board]
        [170 Data protection]
        [171 Use of information]
        Payments by Lord Chancellor
        172 Funding
        The levy
        173 The levy
        174 The levy: supplementary provisions
        Payments into the Consolidated Fund
        175 Amounts payable into the Consolidated Fund
        Part 8 Miscellaneous provisions about lawyers etc
        [ Duties of regulated persons]
        [176 Duties of regulated persons]
        Solicitors, the Law Society and the Disciplinary Tribunal
        177 The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers
        [178 The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: approval of rules]
        [179 Board's power to give directions to the Tribunal]
        180 Functions of the Tribunal
        Other lawyers
        [181 Unqualified person not to pretend to be a barrister]
        182 Licensed conveyancers
        [183 Commissioners for oaths]
        [184 Trade mark attorneys]
        [185 Patent attorneys]
        [186 Immigration advisers and immigration service providers]
        187 Claims management services
        [ Advocates and litigators]
        [188 Duties of advocates and litigators]
        [189 Employed advocates]
        [ Legal professional privilege]
        [190 Legal professional privilege]
        [ Employees of housing management bodies]
        [191 Rights of audience etc of employees of housing management bodies]
        [ Savings]
        [192 Powers of court in respect of rights of audience and conduct of litigation]
        [193 Solicitors to public departments and the City of London]
        [ Pro bono representation]
        194 Payments in respect of pro bono representation
        Scotland
        195 Application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
        196 Scottish legal services ombudsman: functions
        Part 9 General
        [ Offences]
        [197 Offences committed by bodies corporate and unincorporated bodies]
        [198 Local weights and measures authorities]
        Protected functions of the Lord Chancellor
        199 Protected functions of the Lord Chancellor
        Notices etc
        200 Notices and directions
        201 Documents
        202 The giving of notices, directions and other documents
        203 The giving of notices, directions and other documents in electronic form
        Orders, rules etc
        204 Orders, regulations and rules
        205 Consultation requirements for rules
        206 Parliamentary control of orders and regulations
        Interpretation
        207 Interpretation
        Miscellaneous and supplementary
        208 Minor and consequential provision etc
        209 Transitional and transitory provision
        210 Repeals
        211 Commencement
        212 Extent
        [213 Index of defined expressions]
        214 Short title
        [Schedules]
        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]
        [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 (asp 5)
        [SCHEDULE 21 Minor and consequential amendments]
        SCHEDULE 22 Transitional and transitory provision
        SCHEDULE 23 Repeals
        [SCHEDULE 24 Index of defined expressions]

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