Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

Provisions common to permits and registration S

11 (1) Enabling the granting of permits, or the registration of activities, authorising the carrying on of— S

(a) one or more regulated activities,

(b) a regulated activity at one or more than one place.

(2) Securing that permits and registrations have effect subject to standard rules specified in or made under the regulations in respect of permits and registrations.

(3) Specifying a procedure under which regulators may determine such rules.

(4) Specifying restrictions or other requirements in connection with—

(a) applications for permits or registration,

(b) the grant of permits (including provisions for restricting the grant of permits to those who are fit and proper persons within the meaning of the regulations),

(c) the registration of regulated activities (including provision for restricting registration to the carrying on of such activities by those who are fit and proper persons within the meaning of the regulations).

(5) Specifying the circumstances in which persons or descriptions of persons may be deemed—

(a) to have control over activities the carrying on of which is authorised by grant of a permit or by registration (including complying with any conditions or requirements of the permit or registration),

(b) to be carrying on a regulated activity for the purposes of notices that may be served by regulators under paragraph 18,

(c) to be authorised to carry on a regulated activity without having applied for a permit or registration, or having given notification, in respect of that activity.

(6) Enabling the granting of a permit to, or registration of the carrying on of regulated activities by, more than one person.

(7) Enabling permits and registrations—

(a) to be varied, transferred, surrendered, suspended or revoked wholly or in part,

(b) to be varied, suspended or revoked as mentioned in paragraph (a) in consequence of the person to whom the permit was granted or (as the case may be) who is authorised to carry on the regulated activities to which the registration relates ceasing to be a fit and proper person within the meaning of the regulations,

(c) to be consolidated.

(8) Providing for the transfer of a permit or registration to be refused if the person to whom it is proposed to be transferred is not a fit and proper person within the meaning of the regulations.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 30.6.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.