Legal Services Act 2007

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20(1)Section 16 (duration of suspension of practising certificates) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)For subsection (1) substitute—

(1)Where a practising certificate is suspended, it expires on such date as may be prescribed by regulations under section 28.

(3)In subsection (3)(c) for “the replacement date of the certificate” substitute “ the date on which his certificate will expire ”.

(4)In subsection (5)—

(a)for “Master of the Rolls, who” substitute “ High Court, which ”, and

(b)in paragraph (b) for “he” substitute “ it ”.

(5)After that subsection insert—

(6)In relation to an appeal under subsection (5) the High Court may make such order as it thinks fit as to payment of costs.

(7)The decision of the High Court on an appeal under subsection (5) shall be final.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 16 para. 20 wholly in force at 1.7.2009 see s. 211 and S.I. 2009/1365, art. 2(a)(iii) (subject to art. 4)