The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Registration of Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009
These Regulations, which are to come into force on 1st April 2009, are made under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (“the Act”) and apply in relation to regulated activities carried on in England (regulation 1). Part 1 of the Act establishes the Care Quality Commission (“the Commission”) and provides for the registration of persons carrying on a regulated activity. It also provides powers to make regulations imposing requirements in relation to those regulated activities, and in relation to the Commission’s enforcement powers in respect of persons registered as service providers.