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Transitional provisions
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Chapter 15: Transitional provisions
- 15.1
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For the avoidance of doubt, where a breach of any provision of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 comes to the attention of the SRA after 6 October 2011, this shall be subject to action by the SRA notwithstanding any repeal of the relevant provision.
- 15.2
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The SRA Code of Conduct shall not apply to licensed bodies until such time as the Society is designated as a licensing authority under Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the LSA and all definitions shall be construed accordingly.
- 15.3
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References:
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in the preamble, to:
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the Code being made under section 83 of the Legal Services Act 2007, and
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licensed bodies and their managers and employees, and
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in Chapter 10, to:
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an application for a licence (O(10.2)), and
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shall have no effect until such time as the Society is designated as a licensing authority under Part 1 to Schedule 10 of the LSA.
- 15.4
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In Chapter 8, the provision in IB(8.2) relating to multi-disciplinary practices, shall have no effect until such time as the Society is designated as a licensing authority under Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the LSA.