Withdrawal of a certificate
3.—(1) The Department may withdraw a certificate at any time—
(a)where a person providing a refuge fails to comply with a requirement of regulation 2;
(b)where a person providing a refuge in a home fails to comply with any provision of Part II of the Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1);
(c)where a foster parent providing a refuge fails to comply with any provision contained in the agreement relating to him concerning the matters to which paragraphs 3 to 9 of Schedule 2 to the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(2) apply, and any provision contained in the agreement relating to him concerning the matters to which paragraphs 4 to 8 of Schedule 3 to those Regulations apply, or with any provision of regulation 11(4) of those Regulations in respect of an emergency placement under those Regulations; or
(d)where the person providing a refuge or any person assisting him in that respect has had proceedings instituted against him in relation to, or has been convicted of, any criminal offence.
(2) Where a certificate is withdrawn, the person carrying on the home in respect of which, or the foster parent in respect of whom, it was issued shall return it immediately to the Department.