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Commencement, transitional provisions and repeals

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Rule 27: Commencement, transitional provisions and repeals

27.1

[Deleted]

27.2

[Deleted]

27.3

[Deleted]

27.4

From 31 March 2012, a legal services body which does not comply with Rule 8.5 above may be treated as an authorised body for the purposes of these rules and the SRA's regulatory arrangements, until 31 December 2012, at which time a legal services body shall be required to comply with Rule 8.5 in order to be authorised under these rules.

27.5

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these rules to:

(a)

these rules, or a provision of these rules; and

(b)

the SRA Code of Conduct, rules, regulations or regulatory arrangements, or a provision of the same,

include a reference to the equivalent rules, regulations or provisions previously in force.