SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21E+W+SMinor and consequential amendments

Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (c. 52)E+W+S

23E+W+SIn section 3 of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (legal representation of certain persons), after subsection (5) insert—

(6)In this section—

  • counsel” includes any person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience (within the meaning of that Act);

  • solicitor” includes any person who, for the purposes of that Act, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act).