SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Minor and consequential amendments

35Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)

1

The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41) is amended as follows.

2

In Schedule 11 (judges etc. barred from legal practice), for the reference to a Master of the Court of Protection substitute a reference to each of the following—

a

Senior Judge of the Court of Protection,

b

President of the Court of Protection,

c

Vice-President of the Court of Protection.

3

In paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 14 (exercise of powers of intervention in registered foreign lawyer’s practice), for paragraph (f) substitute—

f

he lacks capacity (within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005) to act as a registered foreign lawyer and powers under sections 15 to 20 or section 48 are exercisable in relation to him;