(1)Failure to meet a standard is a ground for exercising a power in this Chapter or Chapter 7.
(2)The regulator shall make arrangements for bringing standards to the attention of registered providers.
(3)The regulator may revise or withdraw standards; and section 196 applies to revising or withdrawing standards as to setting standards.
(4)Standards may be expressed by reference to documents prepared by others.
(5)Standards—
(a)may make provision generally or only in relation to specified cases, circumstances or areas, and
(b)may make different provision for different cases, circumstances or areas.
Commencement Information
I1S. 198(1) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I2S. 198(2)-(5) in force at 8.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)