Use of barred person for regulated activityN.I.
13.—(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a)he permits an individual (B) to engage in regulated activity from which B is barred,
(b)he knows or has reason to believe that B is barred from that activity; and
(c)B engages in that activity.
(2) A personnel supplier commits an offence if—
(a)he supplies an individual (B) to another (P),
(b)he knows or has reason to believe that P will make arrangements for B to engage in regulated activity from which B is barred, and
(c)he knows or has reason to believe that B is barred from that activity.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to a fine, or to both;
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this Article to prove—
(a)that he reasonably thought that it was necessary for the barred person to engage in the activity for the purpose of preventing harm to a child or vulnerable adult (as the case may be),
(b)that he reasonably thought that there was no other person who could engage in the activity for that purpose, and
(c)that the barred person engaged in the activity for no longer than was necessary for that purpose.
(5) For the purposes of this Article, Schedule 2 is modified as follows—
(a)in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) must be disregarded;
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Textual Amendments
F1Art. 13(5)(b)(c) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 82, Sch. 10 Pt. 5; S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(v) (bb)