SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8 Licensed Conveyancers F3and Licensed CLC Practitioners
Part I Additional Powers of Council for Licensed Conveyancers In Connection with Sections 27, 28, and 53
Issue of licences
I14
1
If, on an application for an advocacy, litigation or probate licence, the Council is satisfied that—
a
the applicant has complied with such qualification regulations, F1conduct rules or other requirements as are applicable in his case in relation to the licence applied for;
b
that he has made adequate arrangements for the purpose of complying with any provisions which are applicable in his case in relation to the licence applied for; and
c
that he is a fit and proper person to F2carry on the reserved legal activities in question,
the Council may issue the applicant either with a licence free of conditions or with a licence subject to such conditions as it sees fit to impose.
2
If the Council is for any reason not so satisfied, or for any other reason refuses the application, it shall notify the applicant of its refusal and of the grounds on which the application has been refused.
3
Subsections (3) to (6) of section 15 of the Act of 1985 (issue of licences under section 14 of that Act) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, F4with respect to—
a
any application under paragraph 3 for an advocacy licence and any advocacy licence in force under section 53;
b
any application under paragraph 3 for a litigation licence and any litigation licence in force under section 53; and
c
any application under paragraph 3 for a probate licence and any probate licence in force under section 53 (as the case may be),
as they apply with respect to any application under section 14 of that Act and any licence under Part II of that Act.
Words in Sch. 8 heading inserted (29.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(6)(b), Sch. 19 para. 13(2); S.I. 2015/1402, art. 2(b)