Modification of provisions relating to the office of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner
8.—(1) Until section 159 of the 2007 Act comes into force in so far as it relates to the office of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner, the following provisions of the 1999 Act have effect as modified by this article.
(2) For section 51(4) substitute—
“(4) The Commissioner must not be an authorised person within the meaning of section 18(1)(a) of the Legal Services Act 2007.”.
(3) In section 52(1)—
(a)for “members of any professional body” substitute “persons regulated by an approved regulator”;
(b)for “the body” substitute “the regulator”.
(4) In section 52(2)(a) and (e)—
(a)for “a professional body” substitute “an approved regulator”;
(b)for “its members” substitute “persons regulated by that regulator”.
(5) In section 52(2)(b), (c), and (d) for “the members of a professional body” substitute “the persons regulated by that regulator”.
(6) In section 52(3)—
(a)for “a professional body” substitute “an approved regulator”;
(b)for “its members” substitute “persons regulated by that regulator”;
(c)for “the body” in each place in which it appears substitute “the regulator”.
(7) In section 52(4) for “a professional body” substitute “an approved regulator”.
(8) In section 52(6)—
(a)for “a professional body” substitute “an approved regulator”;
(b)for “members of the body” substitute “persons regulated by the regulator”;
(c)for “the body” substitute “the regulator”;
(d)for “its members” substitute “persons regulated by that regulator” .
(9) In section 52(8)—
(a)for “a professional body” substitute “an approved regulator”;
(b)for “the body” substitute “the regulator”.
(10) In section 52(10) and paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 8, for the words “professional body” in each place in which they appear substitute “approved regulator”.