Section 176: Duties of regulated persons

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

Part 8: Miscellaneous provisions about lawyers etc

A person who is a regulated person in relation to an approved regulator has a duty to comply with the regulatory arrangements of the approved regulator as they apply to that person.

A person is a regulated person in relation to an approved regulator if the person—

is authorised by the approved regulator to carry on an activity which is a reserved legal activity, or
is not so authorised, but is a manager or employee of a person who is so authorised.

This section applies in relation to the Board in its capacity as a licensing authority and its licensing rules, as it applies in relation to an approved regulator and its regulatory arrangements.

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