Guide to making an application for: designation as an Authorised Body
- or approval of alterations of Qualification Regulations or Rules of Conduct
Who is the Guide for?
This guide is addressed to any organisation which is considering making
an application to the Lord Chancellor under Schedule 4 to the Courts and
Legal Services Act 1990 (as substituted by Schedule 5 to the Access to Justice
Act 1999) for:
- designation as a body authorised to grant rights of audience or rights
to conduct litigation to any of its members, or
- approval of alterations to its qualification regulations or rules of
conduct. The aim of this guide is to explain to potential applicants:
- the statutory framework,
- the procedures they will have to follow, and
- the issues they will need to address in their application.
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