http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/15The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2022-04-01 PART IIIREGULATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND AGENCIES<Emphasis>Registration</Emphasis>Cancellation of registration151The RQIA may at any time cancel the registration of a person in respect of an establishment or agency—aon the ground that that person has been convicted of a relevant offence;bon the ground that any other person has been convicted of such an offence in relation to the establishment or agency;con the ground that the establishment or agency is being, or has at any time been, carried on otherwise than in accordance with the relevant requirements;don any ground specified by regulations.2For the purposes of this Article the following are relevant offences—aan offence under this Order or regulations made under it;ban offence under any statutory provision repealed by this Order or regulations made under it;can offence under the Children Order or regulations made under it;dan offence under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 4);ein relation to a voluntary adoption agency, an offence under regulations under Article 10(2) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 22) or section 1(3) of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 11).3In this Article “relevant requirements” means—aany requirements or conditions imposed by or under this Part; andbthe requirements of any other statutory provision which appear to the RQIA to be relevant.Art. 15 wholly in operation at 29.10.2010; art. 15 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 15 in operation for certain purposes at 1.3.2005 by S.R. 2005/44, art. 2, Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 4-13); art. 15(1)(2)(a)-(d)(3) in operation at 1.4.2005 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2005/44, art. 3, Sch. 1; art. 15(2)(e) in operation at 29.10.2010 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2010/288, art. 3, Sch. 1Words in Order substituted (11.4.2014) by Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 5), Sch. para. 1(1)(b) (with Sch. para. 1(2))