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10Requirement to register as a service providerE+W
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(1)Any person who carries on a regulated activity without being registered under this Chapter in respect of the carrying on of that activity is guilty of an offence.

(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the purposes of this Chapter for determining, in relation to a regulated activity carried on by two or more persons acting in different capacities, which of those persons is to be regarded as the person who carries on the activity.

(3)In the following provisions of this Part, the registration of a person under this Chapter in respect of the carrying on of a regulated activity by that person is referred to as registration “as a service provider” in respect of that activity.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to [F1a fine], or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court], or to both;

(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both.

(5)In relation to an offence committed before [F32 May 2022], the reference in subsection (4)(a) to [F4the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

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I1S. 10 partly in force; S. 10 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 170

I2S. 10(1)(2)(4)(5) in force at 1.4.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/462, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 4 (with art. 7)

I3S. 10(3) in force at 12.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/3168, art. 2

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