8Authority may grant provisional licence

8 Authority may grant provisional licence (1) The Authority may grant a provisional licence to an applicant if the Authority is satisfied that the applicant— (a) has the experience referred to in clause 6(1)(a); and (b) immediately before the commencement day, carried on business as a conveyancer; and (c) is otherwise eligible to be granted a full licence. (2) Despite subclause (1)(b), the Authority may grant a provisional licence to an applicant who did not, immediately before the commencement day, carry on business as a conveyancer if the Authority is satisfied that the applicant— (a) carried on business as a conveyancer at some time before the commencement day; and (b) did not carry on that business immediately before the commencement day because of the applicant's pregnancy or status as a parent or carer or because of an impairment; and (c) otherwise satisfies the criteria set out in subclause (1). (3) A provisional licence expires 5 years after the day it is granted. (4) The Authority must ensure that a provisional licence bears the words "Provisional Licence". (5) Subject to this Schedule, this Act applies to the granting and effect of a provisional licence as if it were a full licence. (6) In this clause, ***carer***, ***impairment*** and ***parent*** have the same meanings respectively as they have in the **Equal Opportunity Act 1995**. 9 Condition on provisional licence (1) Subject to this clause, the power of the Authority under section 23 of this Act to impose conditions on a full licence applies to a provisional licence. (2) A provisional licence is subject to the condition that the conveyancing work carried out by the licensee is limited to conveyancing work within the meaning of section 7.1.1 of the **Legal Profession Act 2004**. (3) If the Authority considers it appropriate to do so, the Authority may impose a condition on a provisional licence prohibiting the licensee from carrying out a specified class, or specified classes, of conveyancing work within the meaning of section 7.1.1 of the **Legal Profession Act 2004**. 10 Notices and letterhead Sections 59 and 60 of this Act apply to a holder of a provisional licence as if a reference in those sections to a licence were a reference to a provisional licence. 11 Provisional licence is cancelled on granting of full licence Without limiting the operation of any other provision of this Act relating to the cancellation of licences, a provisional licence is cancelled on the grant of a full licence to the licensee. Sch. 1 cl. 11A inserted by No. 17/2007 s. 31.