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Section 21: The Legal Services Ombudsman.

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 · 1990 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part II: Legal Services

REPEALED on 2010-10-06 by Legal Services Act 2007.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

The Lord Chancellor shall appoint a person for the purpose of conducting investigations under this Act.

The person appointed shall be known as “the Legal Services Ombudsman”.

The Legal Services Ombudsman—

shall be appointed for a period of not more than three years; and
shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

At the end of his term of appointment the Legal Services Ombudsman shall be eligible for re-appointment.

The Legal Services Ombudsman shall not be an authorised advocate, authorised litigator, licensed conveyancer, authorised practitioner or notary.

Schedule 3 shall have effect with respect to the Legal Services Ombudsman.

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