34.—(1) The Secretary of State must establish and maintain a register for the purposes of this Article.
(2) The Secretary of State must register a person (A) in relation to another (B) if—
(a)A makes an application to be registered in relation to B,
(b)the application contains the appropriate declaration,
(c)the Secretary of State has no reason to believe that the declaration is false, and
(d)B is subject to monitoring in relation to the regulated activity to which the application relates.
(3) The appropriate declaration is a declaration by A—
(a)that he falls within column 1 of [F1the table in Schedule 5],
[F2(aa)that column 2 of the entry by virtue of which A falls within column 1 refers to children or (as the case may be) vulnerable adults,] and
(b)that B has consented to the application.
(4) F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) A's application and registration relate—
(a)if [F4A's declaration states that column 2 of the relevant entry] refers to children, to regulated activity relating to children;
(b)if [F4A's declaration states that column 2 of the relevant entry] refers to vulnerable adults, to regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults.
(6) The Secretary of State must notify A if B ceases to be subject to monitoring in relation to the regulated activity to which A's registration relates.
(7) The requirement under paragraph (6) is satisfied if notification is sent to any address recorded against A's name in the register.
(8) F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(9) If B consents to the provision of information to A under Article 32 the consent also has effect as consent to any application by A to be registered in relation to B under this Article.
(10) The Secretary of State may prescribe the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this Article (including the form and manner of a declaration contained in such an application).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 34(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2010) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/30), art. 21(a)
F2Art. 34(3)(aa) inserted (1.4.2010) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/30), art. 21(b)
F3Art. 34(4) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/30), art. 21(c)
F4Words in art. 34(5)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2010) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/30), art. 21(d)
F5Art. 34(8) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/30), art. 21(e)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 34 partly in operation; art. 34 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 34(10) in operation for certain purposes at 29.5.2008 by S.R. 2008/233, art. 4(g)