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Administration of Justice Act 1985
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Changes on 2003-09-15
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- (b) for the appointment of a receiver or manager of property of the body; or
- (c) for the making of an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1985,
- (c) for the appointment of an administrator under Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986,
as it applies in relation to proceedings in bankruptcy which have been taken against a solicitor.
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@
- (b) a person has been appointed receiver or manager of property of a recognised body; or
- (c) a winding-up order, or an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1985, has been made with respect to a recognised body, or a resolution for voluntary winding-up has been passed with respect to a recognised body (other than a resolution passed solely for the purposes of its reconstruction or of its amalgamation with another body corporate); or
- (c) a winding-up order . . . has been made with respect to a recognised body, or a resolution for voluntary winding-up has been passed with respect to a recognised body (other than a resolution passed solely for the purposes of its reconstruction or of its amalgamation with another body corporate) or a recognised body has entered administration; or
- (d) the Council have reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of any officer or employee of a recognised body in connection with that body’s business or in connection with any trust of which that body is or formerly was a trustee,
@@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@
- (b) a person has been appointed receiver or manager of property of a recognised body; or
- (c) a winding-up order, or an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1985, has been made with respect to a recognised body or a resolution for voluntary winding-up has been passed with respect to a recognised body (other than a resolution passed solely for the purposes of its reconstruction or of its amalgamation with another body corporate); or
- (c) a winding-up order, . . . has been made with respect to a recognised body or a resolution for voluntary winding-up has been passed with respect to a recognised body (other than a resolution passed solely for the purposes of its reconstruction or of its amalgamation with another body corporate) or a recognised body has entered administration; or
- (d) the Council has reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of any officer or employee of a recognised body in connection with that body’s business,
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@
Nothing in paragraph 6 or 7 of Schedule 1 shall affect the punishment for an offence committed before the commencement of that paragraph.
#### Examination of solicitors’ files in connection with complaints.
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##### 9A
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and a person has an interest in a body if the person has an interest in the body for the purposes of section 9.
#### Establishment of the Council.
#### Additional fee payable by certain persons when applying for licences
#### Provision of conveyancing services by licensed conveyancers.
#### Conditional licences.
##### 16A
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[^c2578191]: [Sch. 2 para. 30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/2/paragraph/30) wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see [s. 69(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/section/69/2) and [S.I. 1991/2683](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2683), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2683/article/2)
[^c20410691]: Words in [Sch. 2 para. 30(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/2/paragraph/30/c) substituted (15.9.2003) by [The Enterprise Act 2002 (Insolvency) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2096)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/1/1), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/4), [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/5), [Sch. Pt. 1 para. 6(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/schedule/part/1/paragraph/6/a)
[^c2578251]: Sch. 2 para. 31 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 69(2) and [S.I. 1991/2683](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2683), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2683/article/2)
[^c20456071]: [Sch. 2 para. 31A](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/2/paragraph/31A) inserted (31.3.2009) by [Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29), [ss. 177](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/177), [211](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/211), [Sch. 16 para. 118](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/schedule/16/paragraph/118) (with [ss. 29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/29), [192](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/192), [193](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/193)); [S.I. 2009/503](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/503), [art. 2(b)(ii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/503/article/2/b/ii)
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[^c2577391]: Words in [Sch. 2 para. 14(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/2/paragraph/14/1) substituted (27.9.1999) by [1999 c. 22](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22), [s. 48](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/section/48), [Sch. 7 para.12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/7/paragraph/12) (with [Sch. 14 para. 7(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/14/paragraph/7/2)); [S.I. 1999/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2657), [art. 2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2657/article/2/a)
[^c2578201]: [1985 c. 65](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/65).
[^c2578321]: [1985 c. 65](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/65).
[^c20410761]: Words in [Sch. 2 para. 32(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/2/paragraph/32/c) omitted (15.9.2003) by virtue of [The Enterprise Act 2002 (Insolvency) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2096)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/1/1), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/4), [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/5), {Sch. Pt. 1 para. 6(b)(i))}
[^c20410811]: Words in [Sch. 2 para. 32(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/2/paragraph/32/c) added (15.9.2003) by [The Enterprise Act 2002 (Insolvency) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2096)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/1/1), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/4), [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/5), [Sch. Pt. 1 para. 6(b)(ii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/schedule/part/1/paragraph/6/b/ii)
[^c2578701]: [1925 c. 21](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1925/21).
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[^c2579371]: Words in [Sch. 5 para. 10(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/5/paragraph/10/2) substituted (26.3.2001) by [S.I. 2001/1149](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1149), [art. 3(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1149/article/3/1), [Sch. 1 para. 62(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1149/schedule/1/paragraph/62/3)
[^c20414841]: Words in [Sch. 6 para. 10(1)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/6/paragraph/10/1/c) omitted (15.9.2003) by virtue of [The Enterprise Act 2002 (Insolvency) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2096)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/1/1), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/4), [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/5), [Sch. Pt. 1 para. 7(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/schedule/part/1/paragraph/7/a)
[^c20414901]: Words in [Sch. 6 para. 10(1)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/schedule/6/paragraph/10/1/c) added (15.9.2003) by [The Enterprise Act 2002 (Insolvency) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2096)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/1/1), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/4), [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/article/5), [Sch. Pt. 1 para. 7(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2096/schedule/part/1/paragraph/7/b)
[^c2579601]: [1985 c. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/6).
#### Application to legal aid complaints against barristers of disciplinary provisions.
#### Exclusion of solicitor from legal aid work.
#### Power of High Court to make judgments binding on persons who are not parties.
#### Exclusion of barristers from legal aid work.
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#### Power of High Court to authorise action to be taken in reliance on counsel’s opinion.
#### Interpretation of Part IV.
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#### Pensions Appeal Tribunals: provision for appeals by non-residents to be heard in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
#### Northern Ireland rules of court with respect to disclosure of expert evidence etc.
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Administration of Justice Act 1985
1996-09-04
Administration of Justice Act 1985
1985-10-30
Administration of Justice Act 1985
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