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Statutory Instruments
LEGAL SERVICES
Made
7th December 1990
Laid before Parliament
11th December 1990
Coming into force
1st January 1991
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22(7) and (11) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Ombudsman (Jurisdiction) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st January 1991.
(2) In this Order, "Ombudsman" means the Legal Services Ombudsman.
2. The bodies specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto are hereby specified as professional bodies for the purposes of section 22(11) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.
3. The tribunal specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto is hereby specified for the purposes of section 22(7) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 7th December 1990
Articles 2 and 3
The General Council of the Bar
The Law Society
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers
The Discipline and Appeals Committee of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under two provisions in section 22 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 that relate to the Legal Services Ombudsman's jurisdiction to investigate allegations about the manner in which a complaint made to a professional body has been dealt with by that body. Article 2 and Part I of the Schedule provide for the professional bodies over which the Ombudsman has jurisdiction. Article 3 and Part II of the Schedule secure that any issue which is being or has been determined by the Discipline and Appeals Committee of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers shall not be investigable by the Ombudsman. Section 22 of the 1990 Act (which establishes the Ombudsman) will come into force on 1st January 1991 as will section 21 (under which the Ombudsman is appointed) and related provisions.
