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Section 160: Interpretation of Part 6

Legal Services Act 2007 · 2007 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 6: Legal Complaints

In this Part—

  • "complainant", in relation to a complaint, means the person who makes the complaint;

  • "relevant authorising body", in relation to a person, means—

    (a)an approved regulator by which the person is authorised to carry on an activity which is a reserved legal activity, or

    (b)where the person is authorised to carry on such an activity by the Board in its capacity as a licensing authority, the Board;

  • "respondent", in relation to a complaint, is to be construed in accordance with section 125 (except that, where scheme rules of the kind mentioned in section 133(3)(c) have effect, references to the "respondent" include a person treated as a co-respondent under those rules).

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