Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

171OffencesE+W

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(1)It is an offence for a person to fail to comply with—

(a)a prohibition order, or

(b)an interim prohibition order.

(2)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(3)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations create summary offences relating to the employment or appointment of a person to do anything that the person is prohibited from doing by—

(a)a prohibition order, or

(b)an interim prohibition order.

(4)Regulations creating an offence may not provide for the offence to be punishable otherwise than by a fine (whether an unlimited fine or a fine not exceeding a specified level on the standard scale).

Commencement Information

I1S. 171 in force at 3.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/309, art. 2(f) (with arts. 3, 4, Sch.)