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21Duty of child minders to registerW

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(1)A person must not act as a child minder in Wales unless that person is registered as a child minder by the Welsh Ministers under this Part.

(2)If it appears to the Welsh Ministers that a person is acting as a child minder without being registered to do so under this Part, the Welsh Ministers may serve a notice (“an enforcement notice”) on that person.

(3)An enforcement notice may be served on a person—

(a)by delivering it to the person, or

(b)by sending it by post to the person's last known address.

(4)An enforcement notice has effect for a period of one year beginning with the date on which it is served.

(5)A person (“P”) who acts as a child minder in contravention of subsection (1) commits an offence if—

(a)an enforcement notice has effect in relation to P, and

(b)P acts as a child minder without reasonable excuse.

(6)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I1S. 21 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.I. 2010/2582, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Schs. 2, 3)

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