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27.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision as to—
(a)the persons who are permitted to engage in controlled activity;
(b)the steps which must be taken by a responsible person in connection with permitting another to engage in controlled activity;
(c)circumstances in which a responsible person must not permit another to engage in controlled activity.
(2) The regulations may—
(a)include provision for a responsible person who contravenes any provision of the regulations to be guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;
(b)in relation to such an offence, make provision corresponding to Articles 22, 23 and 24.
(3) A person is a responsible person if—
(a)he is responsible for the management or control of a controlled activity, and
(b)if the controlled activity is carried out for the purposes of an organisation, his exercise of that responsibility is not subject to supervision or direction by any other person for those purposes.
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I1Art. 27 partly in operation; art. 27 not in operation at date of making see. art. 1(3); art. 27(3) in operation for certain purposes at 13.3.2009 by S.R. 2009/41, art. 3(2)(d); art. 27(1) and (2) in operation at 12.10.2009 and art. 27(3) in operation for certain purposes at 12.10.2009 by S.R. 2009/346, art. 3, Sch.
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