Section 98: Referral of employees etc to appropriate regulator

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

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The relevant licensing authority may refer to an appropriate regulator any matter relating to the conduct of—

an employee or manager of a licensed body;
a person designated as a licensed body's Head of Legal Practice or Head of Finance and Administration.

The licensing authority may also refer any matter relating to the conduct of such a person to the Board.

Appropriate regulators are—

if the person is an authorised person in relation to a reserved legal activity, any relevant approved regulator in relation to that person, and
if the person carries on non-reserved activities, any person who exercises regulatory functions in relation to the carrying on of such activities by the person.

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