Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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PART 7 Licences | ||
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Chapter 1 Interpretation | ||
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Interpretation - Part 7 | ||
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149. (1) In this Part— | ||
“Act of 2015” means the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 ; | ||
“appeals officer” means a person appointed under section 156 (1) to be an appeals officer; | ||
“applicant”, in relation to an application, means the person who made the application; | ||
“application” means an application under section 150 (1); | ||
“competence” includes experience, knowledge, skills and qualifications (including professional or academic qualifications) relevant to any matter to which an application relates; | ||
“legal practitioner” means a person who is a practising barrister or practising solicitor within the meaning of the Act of 2015; | ||
“licensing authority”, in relation to a licence, means— | ||
(a) subject to paragraphs (b) to (d), the Minister, | ||
(b) in the case of a licence referred to in section 82 (h) where the bye-law maker referred to in that section is the Commissioners, the Commissioners, | ||
(c) in the case of a licence referred to in section 82 (h) where the bye-law maker referred to in that section is a local authority, the local authority, or | ||
(d) in the case of a licence referred to in section 116 (2), the Board; | ||
“Regulations of 2017” means the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 8 of 2017 ); | ||
“related activity”, in relation to a licensable activity, means an activity that is not a licensable activity but is an activity that reasonably needs to be carried out in conjunction with, or consequential upon, the carrying out of the licensable activity, and includes— | ||
(a) the preparation or publication of any report, or | ||
(b) the study, analysis or protection of any object. | ||
(2) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a licence may be granted in respect of 2 or more licensable activities but only by the same licensing authority. | ||
(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to a licence referred to in section 116 (2). | ||
(c) A licence may relate to 2 or more geographical areas or 2 or more parts of one or more than one geographical area. |