Part IIEstablishments and agencies
Registration
16Regulations about registration
(1)
Regulations may make provision about the registration of persons under this Part in respect of establishments or agencies, and in particular about—
(a)
the making of applications for registration;
(b)
the contents of certificates of registration.
(2)
Regulations may provide that no application for registration under this Part may be made in respect of a fostering agency, or a voluntary adoption agency, which is an unincorporated body.
(3)
Regulations may also require persons registered under this Part to pay to the registration authority an annual fee of such amount, and at such a time, as may be prescribed.
(4)
A fee payable by virtue of this section may, without prejudice to any other method of recovery, be recovered summarily as a civil debt.