Legal Services Bill [HL]

moved Amendments Nos. 566 to 573A: 566: Schedule 17, page 264, line 11, at end insert— ““(eb) after having been disqualified under section 97 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (disqualification from being manager or employee of a licensed body etc); (ec) after his holding of a restricted interest in a licensed body has been approved subject to conditions under paragraph 17, 28 or 33 of Schedule 13 to that Act (ownership of licensed bodies) or objected to under paragraph 19, 31 or 36 of that Schedule;”” 567: Schedule 17, page 264, line 14, at end insert ““(eb), (ec),”” 568: Schedule 17, page 264, line 14, at end insert— ““( ) In subsection (5) for ““or”” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute— ““(aa) pending the hearing and determination of any appeal brought by the applicant under paragraph 18, 20, 29, 32, 34 or 37 of Schedule 13 to the Legal Services Act 2007; (ab) pending the review by a licensing authority, in accordance with its licensing rules, of a determination that the applicant should be disqualified under section 97 of the Legal Services Act 2007; or””. ( ) After that subsection insert— ““(6) In this section— ““licensed body””, ““licensing authority”” and ““licensing rules”” have the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see sections 70, 72 and 81 of that Act); ““restricted interest””, in relation to a body, has the same meaning as in Schedule 13 to that Act (ownership of licensed bodies).”””” 569: Schedule 17, page 264, leave out line 23 and insert— ““( ) Section 17 (imposition of conditions during currency of licence) is amended as follows. ( ) In subsection (2)(a)—”” 570: Schedule 17, page 264, line 25, after ““““(ea),”” insert ““(eb), (ec),”” 571: Schedule 17, page 264, line 25, at end insert— ““( ) In subsection (4), for ““or”” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute— ““(aa) pending the hearing and determination of any appeal brought by the licensed conveyancer under paragraph 18, 20, 29, 32, 34 or 37 of Schedule 13 to the Legal Services Act 2007; (ab) pending the review by a licensing authority, in accordance with its licensing rules, of a determination that the licensed conveyancer should be disqualified under section 97 of the Legal Services Act 2007; or””. ( ) After subsection (5) insert— ““(6) In this section ““licensing authority”” and ““licensing rules”” have the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007(see sections 72 and 81 of that Act).”””” 571A: Schedule 17, page 264, line 25, at end insert— ““After section 17 insert— ““17A Variation of conditions (1) This section applies where a licensed conveyancer’s licence has effect subject to conditions. (2) On an application made by the licensed conveyancer, the Council may in prescribed circumstances direct— (a) the removal of a condition; (b) the variation of a condition in the manner described in the application. (3) ““Prescribed”” means prescribed by rules made by the Council. (4) Section 14 (applications for licences) applies in relation to an application under this section as it applies in relation to applications for a licence under this Part.”””” 572: Schedule 17, page 264, line 30, after ““1(1)(a)(i),”” insert ““(aa),”” 573: Schedule 17, page 265, line 13, leave out ““conditionally”” and insert ““unconditionally”” 573A: Schedule 17, page 265, line 19, at end insert— ““ In section 22 (keeping of accounts and establishment of client accounts)— (a) in subsection (3)(a) omit ““qualified””, and (b) for subsections (4) and (5) substitute— ““(4) Provision made in rules by virtue of subsection (3)(a) may provide that the reports delivered to the Council must be reports given by accountants in respect of whom requirements prescribed by the rules are met.”””” On Question, amendments agreed to. [Amendment No. 573B not moved.]