# Health and Social Care Act 2008, Section 34: Offences relating to suspension or cancellation of registration

Extent: E+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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-34
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