13E+WAfter section 14 of the 2000 Act insert—
(1)The Welsh Ministers may at any time suspend for a specified period the registration of a person in respect of an establishment or agency for which the Welsh Ministers are the registration authority.
(2)Except where the Welsh Ministers give notice under section 20B, the power conferred by subsection (1) is exercisable only on 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.
(3)The suspension of a person's registration does not affect the continuation of the registration (but see sections 24A and 26 as to offences).
(4)A period of suspension may be extended under subsection (1) on one or more occasions.
(5)Reference in this Part to the suspension of a person's registration is to suspension under this section, and related expressions are to be read accordingly.
(6)In this section “relevant requirements” has the same meaning as in section 14.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 1.4.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/462, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 35(e)
I2Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 1.10.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/807, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 30 (with Pt. 3)