# The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, Regulation 8: General

Extent: E+W

(1) A registered person must comply with regulations 9 to 20A in carrying on a regulated activity.
(2) But paragraph (1) does not require a person to do something to the extent that what is required to be done to comply with regulations 9 to 20A has already been done by another person who is a registered person in relation to the regulated activity concerned.
(3) For the purposes of determining under regulations 9 to 20A whether a service user who is 16 or over lacks capacity, sections 2 and 3 of the 2005 Act (people who lack capacity) apply as they apply for the purposes of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2936/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-regulations-2014/regulation-8
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