An Act to enable functions of the Attorney General and of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland to be exercised by the Solicitor General; and for connected purposes.
Citation
c. 60
Introduced by
John Morris, Attorney General[1] (Commons) Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Solicitor General[a][2] (Lords)
Territorial extent
England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent
31 July 1997
Commencement
31 July 1997
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Law Officers Act 1997 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
The Law Officers Act 1997 is an Act of Parliament which allows the Solicitor General for England and Wales to exercise the powers of the Attorney General for England and Wales or the Advocate General for Northern Ireland (ex-officio the Attorney General) without the Attorney General needing to explicitly authorise the Solicitor General or for an enactment to separately grant powers to them. This Act effectively makes the Solicitor General an agent of the Attorney General.[3]
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^Lord Carter, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Government Chief Whip) (10 June 1997). "Law Officers Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 580. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords.
^Law Officers Act, 1997 c. 60. Retrieved 26 June 2018. cf. Law Officers Act 1944, s. 1, 7 & 8 Geo. 6 c. 25. As at 13 July 1944. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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