Clause 13
Legal Services Bill [Lords]
2:30 pm
Simon Hughes (Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities; North Southwark and Bermondsey, Liberal Democrat)
I am grateful to the Minister. Does the Bill actually say that, if people want to represent themselves in such activities, they do not have tohave authority? I want to ensure that the Bill is clear. Clause 13 states:
“The question whether a person is entitled to carry on an activity which is a reserved legal activity is to be determined solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act.”
There should be a sentence after that saying that nothing in the Bill will prevent an individual from acting for himself in any of the reserved activities, when the law permits.