The Legal Services Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009

Consequential amendments to secondary legislation

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

6.—(1) The Coroners Rules 1984(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 2 after the definition of “appropriate officer” insert—

“authorised person” means a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience (within the meaning of that Act).

(3) In rule 20(1) for “an authorised advocate” to “1990” substitute “an authorised person”.

(4) In rule 20(1)(a) for “by such an advocate” substitute “by an authorised person”.

(1)

S.I. 1984/552, amended by S.I. 1999/3325. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.