Section 7 Barred person not to engage in regulated activityI1

seeks to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred;

offers to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred;

engages in regulated activity from which he is barred.

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or to both;

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

that he reasonably thought that it was necessary for him to engage in the activity for the purpose of preventing harm to a child or vulnerable adult (as the case may be),

that he reasonably thought that there was no other person who could engage in the activity for that purpose, and

that he engaged in the activity for no longer than was necessary for that purpose.

in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) must be disregarded;

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