(1)A person who proposes to act as a child minder may make an application to the Welsh Ministers for registration as a child minder.
(2)An application must—
(a)give any prescribed information about prescribed matters,
(b)give any other information which the Welsh Ministers reasonably require the applicant to give, and
(c)be accompanied by any prescribed fee.
(3)The Welsh Ministers must grant an application if—
(a)the applicant is not disqualified from registration under section 38, and
(b)it appears to the Welsh Ministers that all the prescribed requirements for registration as a child minder are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied.
(4)The Welsh Ministers must refuse any application under subsection (1) which subsection (3) does not require them to grant.