The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Limited Registration Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2003
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 150 — creates 3 criminal offences.
- Made
- 6 March 2003
- In force from
- 1 April 2003
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Education, social security, pensions and public services
- Made under
- Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations ) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations set out requirements which must be complied with by providers of a limited registration service under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. A limited registration service must be provided in accordance with the general principles set out in regulation 2. The provider is required by regulation 3 to prepare a written statement of the aims and objectives of the limited registration service. The Regulations specify persons who are not fit to provide (regulation 4), manage (regulation 5) or be employed in (regulation 7) a limited registration service. They also require providers to make certain notifications to the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (regulation 6). Regulation 8 imposes requirements as to staffing. Providers are required to provide the Commission with the information specified in regulation 9, to give notice of certain events as provided for by regulations 13 to 15, and to keep records as provided for by regulation 12. By regulation 16 they are required to establish and operate a complaints procedure. Regulation 10 makes provision as to the appointment of a manager of a limited registration service and regulation 11 specifies what is to be happen where a liquidator or similar person is appointed. Regulation 17 provides that the contravention of specified provisions of these Regulations shall be an offence.
Offences created by this instrument
- A failure to comply with any of the provisions of regulations 4(1), 5(1) or 7(1) shall be an offence regulation 17 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Fitness of providers regulation 4(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Fitness of providers regulation 4(2)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability
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