# Health and Social Care Act 2008, Section 10: Requirement to register as a service provider

Extent: E+W

(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 a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the 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 2 May 2022, the reference in subsection (4)(a) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-10
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