86 Designated professional bodies
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (1999 c 33) | Legislation

86  Designated professional bodies

(1)     “Designated professional body” means—

(a)     . . .

(b)     The Law Society of Scotland;

(c)     The Law Society of Northern Ireland;

(d)     . . .

(e)     . . .

(f)     The Faculty of Advocates; or

(g)     The General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland.

[(2)     The Secretary of State may by order remove a body from the list in subsection (1) if he considers that the body—

(a)     has failed to provide effective regulation of its members in their provision of immigration advice or immigration services, or

(b)     has failed to comply with a request of the Commissioner for the provision of information (whether general or in relation to a particular case or matter).]

(3)     If a designated professional body asks the Secretary of State to amend subsection (1) so as to remove its name, the Secretary

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