Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 1925
Legal Services, England And Wales
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Licensing Authority) Order 2014
Made
21st July 2014
Laid before Parliament
22nd July 2014
Coming into force
14th August 2014
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“the Institute”), has applied to the Legal Services Board (“the Board”) under paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to the Legal Services Act 2007( 1 ) (“the Act”) to become designated as a licensing authority in relation to probate activities, having made the application specified by paragraph 1(3)(b) of that Schedule in relation to that reserved legal activity( 2 ).
The Board has made a recommendation to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 14 of Schedule 10 to the Act, having complied with the requirements of that Schedule, and having granted the Institute’s application.
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 15(1)(a) of Schedule 10 to the Act, having satisfied the precondition described in paragraph 15(3) of that Schedule.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Legal Services Act 2007 (Licensing Authority) Order 2014 and comes into force on 14th August 2014.
Designation as a licensing authority
2. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is designated as a licensing authority in relation to probate activities( 3 ).
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Shailesh Vara
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
21st July 2014
S.I. 2014/1872 designated the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as an approved regulator in relation to probate activities.
“Probate activities” are a reserved legal activity under section 12(1)(d) of the Legal Services Act 2007. Paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2 to that Act makes provision about what constitutes such activity.