(1)It is an offence for a service provider to fail to comply with any condition relating to the provider’s registration which is for the time being in force by virtue of this Part.
(2)But a service provider does not commit an offence under subsection (1) by failing to have a responsible individual designated in respect of a place at, from or in relation to which the provider provides a regulated service if—
(a)the time limit prescribed under section 11(2) has not expired (prescribed time limit for applying to designate a new responsible individual), or
(b)that time limit has expired but the service provider made the application for variation within the time limit and the Welsh Ministers have not made a decision on it.