The Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Order 2007

Provisions of the Act coming into force on 1st October 2007

2.  The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st October 2007—

(a) sections 8 (powers of local authority in relation to the provision of childcare), 9 (arrangements between local authority and childcare providers), 10 (charges where local authority provide childcare), 17 (charges for early years provision at maintained school) and 51 (interpretation of Chapter 2);

(b) section 13 (duty to provide information, advice and training to childcare providers) in so far as it is not already in force;

(c) sections 33 to 37, 49, 50(1), 52 to 56 and 59 to 61 for the purposes of making an order or regulations;

(d) paragraph 2(1), (3) and (5) of Schedule 1 (and section 48 in so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs of that paragraph);

(e) paragraphs 4 and 32(1), (2), (3) and (5) of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs);

(f) in relation to England—

• paragraph 32(4) of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to that paragraph), and

• in Part 2 of Schedule 3 the repeal of section 119(5)(ab) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2) (and section 103(2) in so far as it relates to that provision).

(1)

Section 50(4) of the Childcare Act 2006 was repealed by paragraph 111 of Schedule 14 and by Part 5 of Schedule 18 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40).

(2)

1998 c. 31.