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211 Commencement

(1) This section and sections 208(2) to (5), 212 and 214 come into force on the day this Act is passed.

(2) Subject to that, the provisions of this Act come into force on such day as may be appointed by order of the Lord Chancellor.

212 Extent

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act extends to England and Wales only.

(2) Sections 195 and 196(1) and Schedule 20 extend to Scotland only (and, for the purposes of those provisions, this Part also extends there).

(3) An amendment or repeal contained in this Act (and, for the purposes of such an amendment or repeal, this Part) has the same extent as the enactment or relevant part of the enactment to which the amendment or repeal relates.

213 Index of defined expressions

Schedule 24 lists the places where expressions used in this Act are defined or otherwise explained.

214 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Legal Services Act 2007.