Transitional Provisions3
1
Where a person carrying on a small children’s home has before 1st January 2001 duly made an application for registration under sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1989 Act, the following paragraphs of this article apply.
2
Section 63(1) and (10) of the 1989 Act shall not apply to him—
a
until such time as the application is granted, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as are mentioned in paragraph (3); or
b
if the application is granted subject to conditions other than such as are mentioned in paragraph (3), or refused—
i
if no appeal is brought, until the expiration of 28 days after service of notice of the local authority’s decision; and
ii
if an appeal is brought, until it is determined or abandoned.
3
The conditions are—
a
such conditions (if any) of the type mentioned in paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 6 to the 1989 Act (agreed conditions); or
b
a condition that no more than three children may be accommodated and cared for in the home.
4
Paragraphs 1(9) and 7(3) of Schedule 6 to the 1989 Act shall not apply to the application.