Provisions of the Act coming into force on 6th April 20074

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 6th April 2007—

  • section 32 (maintenance of the two childcare registers), in so far as it requires the Chief Inspector7 to maintain the second Part of the second register (Part B of the general childcare register),

  • section 62 (applications for registration on the general register: childminders), except subsection (1)(b), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 63 (applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers), except subsection (1)(b), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 64 (entry on the register and certificates), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 66 (conditions on registration),

  • section 67 (regulations governing activities), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 68 (cancellation of registration),

  • section 69 (suspension of registration), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 70 (voluntary removal from register),

  • section 72 (protection of children in an emergency),

  • section 73 (procedure for taking certain steps),

  • section 74 (appeals), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 77 (powers of entry)8,

  • section 78 (requirement for consent to entry),

  • section 79 (power of constable to assist in exercise of powers of entry)9,

  • section 82 (supply of information to Chief Inspector),

  • section 83 (supply of information to HMRC and local authorities), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 84 (disclosure of information for certain purposes), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 85 (offence of making false or misleading statement),

  • section 86 (time limit for proceedings),

  • section 87 (offences by bodies corporate),

  • section 88 (unincorporated associations),

  • section 90 (cases where consent to disclosure withheld), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 91 (co-operation between authorities),

  • section 93 (notices),

  • section 94 (power to amend Part 3: applications in respect of multiple premises),

  • section 96 (meaning of early years and later years provision etc.), in so far as it is not already in force,

  • section 97 (employees not to be regarded as providing childcare),

  • paragraphs 2, 3, 19, 29(a), 37, 38, 39, 40 and 43 of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs),

  • section 103(2) to the extent that it relates to the provision of Schedule 3 specified below—

  • in Schedule 3 the repeal in section 9(2) of the Protection of Children Act 199910 of the word “or” there specified.