UK Statutory Instrument 2004 Great Britain

The Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004

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13 compliance obligations, 2 practical guides · 2 statutory instruments

Penalty landscape

1 of 13 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 12 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

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  • Any Person 3
  • Applicant 1

Plus 9 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Relevant guidance

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2 guides

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What this Act requires

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s.003

Persons who are required to hold a licence

  • Hold a licence if you provide paid adventure activities Any Person
s.004

Applications for licences

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must consider adventure activities licence applications Statutory regulator
s.005

Payment of fee

  • Pay the adventure activities licence application fee Applicant
s.006

Consideration of applications for licences

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must inspect and assess before granting an adventure activities licence Statutory regulator
s.009

Conditions

  • Maintain safety arrangements and comply with adventure activity licence conditions Any Person
s.010

Revocation or variation of licences

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must notify you before revoking or varying your licence Statutory regulator
s.011

Complaints

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must investigate complaints about licence-holders Statutory regulator
s.013

The register of licences and provision of information

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must keep and publish a register of adventure activity licences Statutory regulator
s.016

Offences

  • Operate adventure activities without a licence or make false statements to obtain one Any Person
s.018

Annual report

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must submit annual report on its activities Statutory regulator
Browse 11 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.007

Renewal of licences

s.008

Grant of licences

s.012

Exercise of functions by authorised persons

s.014

Requirements for notifications relating to licences

s.015

Appeals

s.017

Application of enforcement provisions of health and safety legislation

s.019

Transitional Provisions

s.020

Revocation

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