{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-12",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/14",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Grant or refusal of registration as a service provider",
  "text": "(1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply where an application under section 11 has been made in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter with respect to a regulated activity.\n(2) If the Commission is satisfied that—\n(a) the requirements of regulations under section 20, and\n(b) the requirements of any other enactment which appears to the Commission to be relevant,\nare being and will continue to be complied with (so far as applicable) in relation to the carrying on of the regulated activity, it must grant the application; otherwise it must refuse it.\n(3) The application may be granted either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Commission thinks fit.\n(4) On granting the application, the Commission must issue a certificate of registration to the applicant.\n(5) The Commission may at any time—\n(a) vary or remove any condition for the time being in force in relation to a person's registration as a service provider, or\n(b) impose any additional condition.\n(6) Subsections (3) and (5) have effect subject to section 13.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 12 modified (11.12.2009) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 13, Transitory and Transitional Provisions and Electronic Communications) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3023), arts. 1(1), 6 (as amended (8.2.2010) by S.I. 2010/47, art. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 1 excluded (6.4.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.16, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/807), arts. 1(1)(a), 17(4)(c) (5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 12 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.16, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/807), arts. 1(1)(a), arts. 6-8"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Pt. 1 excluded (6.4.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.16, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/807), arts. 1(1)(a), 14(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 12 modified (E.) (12.11.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Primary Dental Services, Private Ambulance Services and Primary Medical Services) (Regulated Activities) (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2484), arts. 1, 4, 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "S. 12(2) modified (6.4.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.16, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/807), arts. 1(1)(a), 4(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "S. 12(5) modified (11.12.2009) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 13, Transitory and Transitional Provisions and Electronic Communications) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3023), arts. 1(1), 12 (as amended (8.2.2010) by S.I. 2010/47, art. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "S. 12(5) amendment to earlier affecting SI 2010/2484 (16.1.2012) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Primary Dental Services, Private Ambulance Services and Primary Medical Services) (Regulated Activities) (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2948), arts. 1(1), 4(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 12(1)-(5) in force at 12.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/3168, art. 2 (with arts. 6-8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 12(6) in force at 6.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/807, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 3 (with Pt. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:00.738432+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}