2. The following provisions of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 shall come into force on 7th December 2004 —
(a)section 53 (the Council for Licensed Conveyancers) and Schedule 8 Part I to the extent that it is not already in force;
(b)section 55 (preparation of probate papers etc: exemption from section 23(1) of Solicitors Act 1974) and Schedule 9.