Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Advocacy Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/165), regs. 1(2), 58(3)
C2Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/169), regs. 1(2), 71
C3Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/762), regs., 57(3)
C4Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/163), regs. 1(2), 67(3)
C5Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2024) by The Special School Residential Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/388), regs. 1(2), 79(3)
(1)It is an offence for a person to, with intent to deceive another—
(a)pretend to be a service provider,
(b)pretend that a place is one at, from or in relation to which a regulated service is provided, or
(c)pretend to be a responsible individual.
(2)Any of the following may (among other things) be an act constituting an offence under subsection (1)—
(a)applying a name to a service or place to give the impression that it is specified in a service provider's registration when it is not;
(b)describing a service or place in a manner intended to give that impression;
(c)holding a service out to be a regulated service specified in a service provider's registration when it is not;
(d)holding a place out to be a place specified in a service provider's registration when it is not;
(e)acting in a manner that gives the impression of being a responsible individual when not designated as one.
Commencement Information
I1S. 44 in force at 2.4.2018 by S.I. 2017/1326, art. 2(3)(e)