SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Competition
F6 Managing sports and leisure facilities
11F1 Legal services
1
The provision of legal services by legal staff falls within section 2(2)(j) above.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, without prejudice to the generality of the term, “legal services” includes—
a
legal advice to any of the following, namely—
i
a defined authority or its elected members;
ii
any committee or sub-committee of a defined authority, or any other group of persons which reports to such an authority, committee or sub-committee; and
iii
any officer or department of a defined authority;
b
legal advice to any other person in relation to the discharge of any functions of a defined authority;
c
legal work in or in connection with any criminal or civil proceedings before any court or tribunal or at any inquiry;
d
conveyancing work in relation to property of any kind;
e
legal work in connection with any of the following, namely—
i
contracts or agreements of any kind;
ii
matters relating to property of any kind;
iii
a defined authority’s insurance arrangements;
iv
statutory orders, notices and byelaws and, in Scotland, management rules under sections 112 to 118 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 F2; and
v
local or personal Bills or, in Scotland, private legislation within the meaning of section 82 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 F3; and
f
legal work in connection with the provision of a legal service for a defined authority otherwise than by a member of its own staff.
3
In sub-paragraph (1) above “legal staff” means any of the following, or any person under their management or control, namely—
a
solicitors, legal executives, barristers and advocates;
b
licensed conveyancers within the meaning of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 F4; and
c
qualified conveyancers within the meaning of section 23 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 F5.
Sch. 1 para. 8 added by S.I. 1989/2488, art. 2(2)