Yn ddilys o 02/07/2001
F179D Requirement to register.E+W
(1)No person shall—
(a)act as a child minder in England unless he is registered under this Part for child minding by the Chief Inspector; or
(b)act as a child minder in Wales unless he is registered under this Part for child minding by the Assembly.
(2)Where it appears to the registration authority that a person has contravened subsection (1), the authority may serve a notice (“an enforcement notice") on him.
(3)An enforcement notice shall have effect for a period of one year beginning with the date on which it is served.
(4)If a person in respect of whom an enforcement notice has effect contravenes subsection (1) without reasonable excuse (whether the contravention occurs in England or Wales), he shall be guilty of an offence.
(5)No person shall provide day care on any premises unless he is registered under this Part for providing day care on those premises by the registration authority.
(6)If any person contravenes subsection (5) without reasonable excuse, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(7)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 79D inserted (2.7.2001 (E.) and 1.4.2002 (W.)) by 2000 c. 14, s. 79(1); S.I. 2001/2041, art. 2(1)(a)(2)(3) (with transitional provisions and savings in Sch); S.I. 2002/920, art. 3(3)(b) (subject to transitional provisions in Schs.1-3)