Legal Services Bill [HL]—
Amendments to be debated in the House of Lordscontinued

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"Law costs draftsmen

 15A   (1)   During the transitional period, every authorised member of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen is deemed to be authorised by that Association to administer oaths.
(2)      In this paragraph, "authorised member of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen" means a member of that Association who has been authorised by that Association to carry on one or both of the following activities—
(a)  the exercise of a right of audience;
(b)  the conduct of litigation.
(3)      The authority conferred by sub-paragraph (1) is exercisable in accordance with and subject to the regulatory arrangements of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen."
 

Clause 22

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

92Page 11, line 23, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
 

Clause 23

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

93Page 11, line 31, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
94Page 11, line 38, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
95Page 12, line 2, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
96Page 12, line 7, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
97Page 12, line 8, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
 

Clause 24

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

98Page 12, line 12, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
99Page 12, line 16, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
100Page 12, line 22, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
101Page 12, line 38, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
102Page 12, line 40, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
 

Clause 25

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

103Page 13, line 6, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
104Page 13, line 8, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
105Page 13, line 10, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
106Page 13, line 11, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
107Page 13, line 12, leave out "Secretary of State's" and insert "Lord Chancellor's"
 

Schedule 6

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

108Page 143, line 36, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
109Page 145, line 34, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
110Page 146, line 1, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
111Page 146, line 3, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
112Page 146, line 11, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
113Page 148, line 41, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
 

Clause 27

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD MACLENNAN OF ROGART
LORD CARLILE OF BERRIEW

114Page 13, line 29, leave out ", so far as is reasonably practicable,"
 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

115Page 13, line 36, at end insert "and"
116Page 13, line 38, leave out from "practice," to end of line 39
 

Clause 28

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL

117Page 14, line 8, leave out "prejudiced" and insert "improperly constrained or influenced"
 

Clause 29

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

118Page 14, line 41, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
 

Clause 30

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
LORD MACLENNAN OF ROGART

119Page 15, line 13, leave out "one or more of"
120Page 15, line 13, after "objectives" insert "taken as a whole"
 

Clause 31

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
LORD MACLENNAN OF ROGART

121Page 16, line 2, leave out "an" and insert "a significant"
122Page 16, line 2, leave out "one or more of"
123Page 16, line 3, after "objectives" insert "taken as a whole"
 

Schedule 7

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

124Page 150, line 27, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
125Page 150, line 36, leave out from "The" to "thinks" in line 37 and insert "Lord Chancellor must give the Board such advice as the Lord Chancellor"
 

Clause 34

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
LORD MACLENNAN OF ROGART

126Page 17, line 15, leave out "an" and insert "a significant"
127Page 17, line 15, leave out "one or more of"
128Page 17, line 16, after "objectives" insert "taken as a whole"
 

After Clause 34

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY

129Insert the following new Clause—
  "Appeal against public censure
(1)  An approved regulator in respect of whom the Board decides to publish a statement under section 34 may appeal to the court on one or more of the appeal grounds.
(2)  The appeal grounds are—
(a)  that the decision was not within the power of the Board under section 34;
(b)  that any of the requirements of section 37 have not been complied with in relation to the imposition of the penalty and the interests of the approved regulator have been substantially prejudiced by the non-compliance;
(c)  that in all the circumstances, the publication of a statement under section 34 is, or the terms of the statement published or to be published are (or would be), manifestly unreasonable or manifestly inappropriate;
(d)  that the decision is unlawful on any ground that would give rise to a claim for judicial review.
(3)  An appeal under subsection (1) must be made within the period of 42 days beginning with the day on which the notice under section 35(4A) was given to the approved regulator.
(4)  Where an appeal is made before expiry of the 7-day period mentioned in section 35(4A), the Board must not (unless the court otherwise orders) publish the statement until the appeal has been withdrawn or dismissed.
(5)  On an appeal under subsection (1), where the court considers it appropriate to do so in all the circumstances of the case and is satisfied of one or more of the appeal grounds, the court may—
(a)  quash the decision to publish a statement, or
(b)  vary the terms of the statement (and, where the statement has been published, direct the Board to publish to the same extent the statement as varied).
(6)  In this section, "the court" means the High Court."
 

Clause 35

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY

130Page 17, line 42, at end insert—
"(4A)  As soon as practicable after deciding to publish a statement, the Board must give notice to the approved regulator stating that it has reached that decision and setting out the terms in which the statement is to be published; and the Board must not publish the statement until after the expiry of 7 days beginning with the day on which notice is given under this subsection."
 

Clause 36

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

131Page 18, line 4, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
"(a)  that an approved regulator has failed to comply with a requirement to which this section applies, and"
 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
LORD MACLENNAN OF ROGART

132Page 18, line 5, leave out "an" and insert "a significant"
133Page 18, line 5, leave out "one or more of"
134Page 18, line 6, after "objectives" insert "taken as a whole"
135Page 18, line 6, after "objectives," insert—
"(   )  that the approved regulator has failed to comply with a direction made under section 31,"
 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

136Page 18, line 8, at end insert—
"(   )  This section applies to any requirement imposed on the approved regulator—
(a)  by rules under section 29 (internal governance rules),
(b)  by a direction given under section 31 (Board directions), or
(c)  by section 50 (control of practising fees charged by approved regulators) or by rules under that section."
137Page 18, line 9, leave out from "the" to ", of" in line 10 and insert "failure"
 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY

138Page 18, line 11, at end insert—
"(   )  The Board may not determine that it is appropriate to impose a penalty unless it is satisfied that the matter cannot be adequately addressed by the Board exercising the powers available to it under sections 30 to 35."
 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

139Page 18, line 14, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
140Page 18, line 17, leave out subsection (6)
 

Clause 37

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

141Page 18, line 27, leave out "acts or omissions" and insert "failure"
142Page 19, line 7, leave out "acts or omissions" and insert "failure"
143Page 19, line 10, leave out "42 days" and insert "3 months"
 

Clause 38

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

144Page 19, line 35, leave out "42 days" and insert "3 months"
145Page 19, line 39, leave out "42 days" and insert "3 months"
 

Clause 40

 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
LORD MACLENNAN OF ROGART

146Page 20, line 40, leave out "an" and insert "a significant"
147Page 20, line 40, leave out "one or more of"
148Page 20, line 41, after "objectives" insert "taken as a whole"
 

Clause 41

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

149Page 21, line 34, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
150Page 22, line 1, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
151Page 22, line 5, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
 

Schedule 8

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

152Page 154, line 10, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
153Page 154, line 19, leave out from "The" to "thinks" in line 20 and insert "Lord Chancellor must give the Board such advice as the Lord Chancellor"
154Page 157, line 27, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
155Page 157, line 36, leave out from "The" to "thinks" in line 37 and insert "Lord Chancellor must give the Board such advice as the Lord Chancellor"
 

Clause 44

 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

156Page 22, line 30, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
157Page 22, line 36, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
158Page 23, line 10, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
 

LORD KINGSLAND
LORD HUNT OF WIRRAL
LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
LORD MACLENNAN OF ROGART

159Page 23, line 15, leave out "an" and insert "a significant"
160Page 23, line 15, leave out "one or more of"
161Page 23, line 16, after "objectives" insert "taken as a whole"
 

BARONESS ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND

162Page 23, line 25, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
163Page 23, line 26, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"
164Page 23, line 28, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "Lord Chancellor"

 
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17 April 2007