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facilities which are provided exclusively for persons who have attained the age of 18; or

facilities which do not consist of, or include some element of, instruction or leadership.

the cases or circumstances in which persons providing facilities for adventure activities are, or are not, required to hold a licence;

any requirements relating to safety (whether applying to facilities for adventure activities or to other facilities) which must be satisfied by an applicant for a licence;

the conditions subject to which licences are granted (which may include conditions relating to inspection by the licensing authority and conditions imposing requirements of the kind referred to in paragraph (b));

the variation of such conditions;

the renewal, variation, transfer and revocation of licences by the licensing authority;

the charging by the licensing authority of such fees in connection with licences as may be specified in the regulations;

the making of payments by the licensing authority into the Consolidated Fund;

the investigation by the licensing authority of complaints concerning licence-holders;

the exercise of functions of the licensing authority by persons authorised by them;

the keeping, and availability for inspection by the public, of a register of licences;

the bringing of appeals to the Secretary of State against such decisions of the licensing authority as may be specified in the regulations; and

the procedure to be followed on, and the orders which may be made on determination of, such appeals.

to do anything for which a licence is required under the regulations, otherwise than in accordance with a licence; or

for the purposes of obtaining or holding a licence—

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

on conviction on indictment—

may provide defences to be available in proceedings for an offence under the regulations either generally or in specified circumstances;

may make, in relation to provisions of the regulations, provision which applies (with or without modifications), or has a similar purpose to that of, any of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 set out in subsection (4).

sections 15(7) and 35 (venue);

sections 18 to 20 and 26 (enforcement authorities and inspectors);

sections 21 to 24 (improvement and prohibition notices);

section 25 (power to deal with cause of imminent danger);

sections 27 and 28 (obtaining and disclosure of information);

section 33(1)(e) to (j), (n) and (o)and (2) (and the related provisions of Schedule 3A) (ancillary offences);

section 34(2) to (6) (extension of time for bringing summary proceedings);

sections 36(1) and 37 (offences due to fault of other person and offences by bodies corporate);

sections 38 and 39 (prosecutions in England and Wales only by inspectors or by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions);

sections 40 and 41 (onus of proving limits of what is practicable, and evidence);

section 42 (power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied); and

section 46 (service of notices).

shall be made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument;

may make different provision for different cases; and

may include transitional provisions.