119 Interpretation.E+W
(1)In this Act—
“administration”, in relation to letters of administration, has the same meaning as in section 128 of the M1Supreme Court Act 1981;
“advocacy services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right of audience in relation to any proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide;
“authorised advocate” means any person (including a barrister or solicitor) who has a right of audience granted by an authorised body in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
“authorised body” and “appropriate authorised body”—
(a)in relation to any right of audience or proposed right of audience, have the meanings given in section 27; and
(b)in relation to any right to conduct litigation or proposed right to conduct litigation, have the meanings given in section 28;
“authorised litigator” means any person (including a solicitor) who has a right to conduct litigation granted by an authorised body in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
“authorised practitioner” has the same meaning as in section 37;
“conveyancing services” means the preparation of transfers, conveyances, contracts and other documents in connection with, and other services ancillary to, the disposition or acquisition of estates or interests in land;
“court” includes—
(a)any tribunal which the Council on Tribunals is under a duty to keep under review;
(b)any court-martial; and
(c)a statutory inquiry within the meaning of section 19(1) of the M2Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971;
“designated judge” means the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Family Division or the Vice-Chancellor;
“the Director” means the Director General of Fair Trading;
“duly certificated notary public” has the same meaning as it has in the M3Solicitors Act 1974 by virtue of section 87(1) of that Act;
“the general principle” has the meaning given in section 17(4);
“licensed conveyancer” has the same meaning as it has in the M4Administration of Justice Act 1985 by virtue of section 11 of that Act;
“litigation services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right to conduct litigation in relation to any proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide;
“member”, in relation to any professional or other body (other than any body established by this Act), includes any person who is not a member of that body but who may be subject to disciplinary sanctions for failure to comply with any of that body’s rules;
“multi-national partnership” has the meaning given by section 89(9);
“probate services” means the drawing or preparation of any papers on which to found or oppose a grant of probate or a grant of letters of administration and the administration of the estate of a deceased person;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this Act;
“proceedings” means proceedings in any court;
“qualification regulations” and “rules of conduct”—
(a)in relation to any right of audience or proposed right of audience, have the meanings given in section 27; and
(b)in relation to any right to conduct litigation or proposed right to conduct litigation, have the meanings given in section 28;
“qualified person” has the meaning given in section 36(6);
“registered foreign lawyer” has the meaning given by section 89(9);
“right of audience” means the right to exercise any of the functions of appearing before and addressing a court including the calling and examining of witnesses;
“right to conduct litigation” means the right—
(a)to exercise all or any of the functions of issuing a writ or otherwise commencing proceedings before any court; and
(b)to perform any ancillary functions in relation to proceedings (such as entering appearances to actions);
“solicitor” means solicitor of the Supreme Court; and
“the statutory objective” has the meaning given in section 17(2).
(2)For the purposes of the definition of “conveyancing services” in subsection (1)—
“disposition”—
(i)does not include a testamentary disposition or any disposition in the case of such a lease as is referred to in section 54(2) of the M5Law of Property Act 1925 (short leases); but
(ii)subject to that, includes in the case of leases both their grant and their assignment; and
“acquisition” has a corresponding meaning.
(3)In this Act any reference (including those in sections 27(9) and 28(5)) to rules of conduct includes a reference to rules of practice.