Care Standards Act 2000

Section 117(1).

SCHEDULE 5 E+W Transitional provisions and savings

Fostering agencies E+W

1 E+W The appropriate Minister may by regulations provide that, if prescribed requirements are satisfied, section 11 shall apply, during the prescribed period, to a person running a fostering agency who has made an application for registration under section 12(1) as if that person were unconditionally registered under Part II of this Act.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 1 partly in force; Sch. 5 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; Sch. 5 para. 1 in force for W. at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/2190, art. 2, Sch. Table

Voluntary adoption agencies E+W

2 (1) Where an approval granted to a body, before the commencement of section 13, under section 3 of the M1 Adoption Act 1976 (approval of adoption societies) is operative at that commencement, Part II of this Act shall, if prescribed requirements are satisfied, have effect after that commencement as if any person carrying on or managing the body were registered under that Part in respect of it, either— E+W

(a) unconditionally; or

(b) subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

(2) Any application made before the commencement of section 12 for approval under section 3 of the M2 Adoption Act 1976 shall be treated after that commencement as an application made under section 12(1) to the registration authority for registration under Part II of this Act.

(3) The appropriate Minister may by order make such further transitional provision in relation to the repeal by this Act of provisions of the M3 Adoption Act 1976 as he considers appropriate.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 5 para. 2 partly in force; Sch. 5 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; Sch. 5 para. 2 in force for W. for certain purposes at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/2190, art. 2, Sch. Table; Sch. 5 para. 2 otherwise in force for W. at 30.1.2003 by S.I. 2003/152, art. 2(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1976 c. 36.

M2 1976 c. 36.

M3 1976 c. 36.

Children’s Commissioner for Wales E+W

3 (1) The Part of this Act which relates to the Children’s Commissioner for Wales has effect, in relation to times before the commencement of any other relevant provision of this Act, as if references— E+W

(a) to regulated children’s services in Wales; and

(b) to the provider of such services,

were or included references to services which would be regulated children’s services in Wales, or (as the case may be) to the person who would be the provider, if that provision were in force.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) has effect subject to any provision made under sections 118 or 119.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 5 para. 3 wholly in force; Sch. 5 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at 26.8.2001 by S.I. 2001/2782, art. 2(2)(l)