122 Appointment of the Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen
Legal Services Act 2007 (2007 c 29) | Legislation

The ombudsmen

122  Appointment of the Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen

(1)     The OLC—

(a)     must appoint a person to act as Chief Ombudsman for the purposes of the ombudsman scheme, and

(b)     may, with the consent of the Chief Ombudsman, appoint one or more other persons to act as assistant ombudsmen for those purposes.

(2)     The person appointed under subsection (1)(a) must be a lay person.

[(3)     It is a condition of appointment

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