SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Competition

F6 Managing sports and leisure facilities

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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.