A provision of the solicitors rules or the barristers rules does not apply to a government legal officer if—
(a) the officer does not hold a local practising certificate granted by the regulatory authority that made the rules; or
(b) otherwise—compliance with the provision would involve the officer committing an act contrary to, or failing to do an act for a purpose of, another Act that applies to the officer because of the officer’s employment or appointment in an entity mentioned in section 12 (1) of the Act or section 5 .
Note—For the relationship between the solicitors rules or the barristers rules and a provision of this regulation, see section 229 of the Act .