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SRA Handbook
Certificates of recognition
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Regulation 15: Certificates of recognition
- 15.1
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When a body is granted initial recognition or its recognition is renewed, the SRA must issue a certificate of recognition.
- 15.2
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Each certificate of recognition must state, in respect of the recognised body:
- (a)
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the name and number under which the body is recognised;
- (b)
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its registered office, if it is an LLP or company;
- (c)
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its principal practising address in England and Wales;
- (d)
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whether it is a partnership, an LLP or a company; and if it is a company, whether it is:
- (i)
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a company limited by shares;
- (ii)
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a company limited by guarantee;
- (iii)
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an unlimited company;
- (iv)
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an overseas company registered in England and Wales;
- (v)
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an overseas company registered in Scotland;
- (vi)
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an overseas company registered in Northern Ireland; or
- (vii)
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a societas Europaea;
- (e)
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the date from which recognition is granted or renewed;
- (f)
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the next renewal date; and
- (g)
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any condition to which the body's recognition is subject.