§ 76 Clause 32, page 26, line 34, leave out from '26' to end of line 42 and insert:
- '(a) solicitors shall be deemed to have been granted by the Law Society the rights to conduct litigation exercisable by solicitors (in their capacity as such) immediately before 7th December 1989; and
- (b) the Law Society shall be deemed to have in force qualification regulations and rules of conduct which have been properly approved for the purposes of section 26.'.
§ 77 Page 26, line 46, at end insert 'and'.
§ 78 Page 26, line 47, leave out from 'litigation' to end of line 3 on page 27 and insert:
- '(2A) If any particular provision of those regulations or rules would not have been approved for the purposes of section 26 had it been submitted for approval under Part I of Schedule 4 it (but no other such provision) shall not be deemed to have been approved.'.
§ 79 Page 27, line 5, leave out 'by virtue of subsection (2)' and insert 'subsection (3A) shall apply in relation to that question if the Lord Chancellor so directs.
- (3A) Where a direction is given under subsection (3)—'.
§ 80 Page 27, line 9, leave out 'that provision' and insert 'the provision in question'.
§ 81 Page 27, line 11, leave out 'be deemed not' and insert 'not be deemed'.
§ 82 Page 27, line 15, at end insert 'subsection (4A) shall apply in relation to that question if the Lord Chancellor so directs.
- (4A) Where a direction is given under subsection (4)—'.
§ 83 Page 27, line 19, leave out 'that provision' and insert 'the provision in question'.
§ 84 Page 27, line 23, at end insert:
- '(4B) Where, by virtue of subsection (3A) (c), any provision is not deemed to have been approved—
- (a) it shall cease to have effect, so far as it relates to any right to conduct litigation deemed to have been granted by the Law Society; and
- (b) the regulations and rules which are deemed, by virtue of subsection (1) (b), to have been properly approved shall be taken not to include that provision.'.
§ 85 Page 27, line 27, leave out 'deemed not' and insert 'not deemed'.
§ The Lord ChancellorMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 76 to 85 en bloc. I spoke to the amendments when speaking to Amendment No. 55.
Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 76 to 85. —(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.