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UK Law Reference
All sections of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
2023 c. 56, s.209

Section 209 — Regulators of legal services: objective relating to economic crime

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2024-03-04

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) Section 1 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (regulatory objectives) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), after paragraph (h) insert— (i) promoting the prevention and detection of economic crime.

(3) After subsection (4) insert— (5) In subsection (1)(i) “economic crime” has the meaning given by section 193(1) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.