(1)If any act is done by a body corporate, or by any director, officer or servant of a body corporate, and is of such a nature or is done in such a manner as to be calculated to imply that the body corporate is qualified or recognised by law as qualified to act as a solicitor—
(a)the body corporate shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to [F1a fine not exceeding the fourth level on the standard scale, and]
(b)in the case of an act done by a director, officer or servant of the body corporate, he also shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to [F2a fine not exceeding the fourth level on the standard scale.]
(2)For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that in [F3section 20 the reference to an unqualified person and the reference to a person both include a reference to a body corporate.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 24(1)(a): words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61, SIF 34), ss. 8, 69(5), Sch. 1 para. 7(a), Sch. 9 para. 17
F2S. 24(1)(b): words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61, SIF 34), ss. 8, 69(5), Sch. 1 para. 7(b), Sch. 9 para. 17
F3Words in s. 24(2) substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 27 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9 and subject to art. 5)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 24(1) excluded (1.1.1992) by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61, SIF 34), s. 9(3); S.I. 1991/2683, art. 2 (which excluding provision was substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 81(6) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii) (subject to art. 4))
C2S. 24(2) excluded by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61, SIF 34), s. 32(4)
C3S. 24(2) excluded by (1.1.1992) by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61, SIF 34), s. 9(3); S.I. 1991/2683, art. 2 (which excluding provision was substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 81(6) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii) (subject to art. 4))