Valid from 01/04/2009
34Offences relating to suspension or cancellation of registrationE+W
(1)If a person (“S”) who is registered under this Chapter as a service provider in respect of a regulated activity carries on that activity while S's registration is suspended, S is guilty of an offence.
(2)A person (“M”) whose registration under this Chapter as a manager in respect of a regulated activity is suspended is guilty of an offence if, during the period of suspension, M manages that activity at a time when no one else has been registered under this Chapter as a manager in respect of the activity since the suspension of M's registration.
(3)A person (“M”) whose registration under this Chapter as a manager in respect of a regulated activity has been cancelled is guilty of an offence if M manages that activity at a time when—
(a)a person (“S”) remains registered under this Chapter as a service provider in respect of the activity,
(b)S's registration remains subject to a registered manager condition, and
(c)no-one has been registered under this Chapter as a manager in respect of the activity since the cancellation of M's registration.
(4)If a person (“M”) who is registered under this Chapter as a manager in respect of a regulated activity manages that activity while the registration of the person registered under this Chapter as a service provider in respect of the activity is suspended, M is guilty of an offence if M knows or could reasonably be expected to know of the suspension.
(5)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50,000.