Part 6Legal Complaints

Interpretation

160Interpretation of Part 6

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—

    1. a

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

    2. 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).