SCHEDULE 14 Transitionals and Savings
Nurseries and child minding
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(1)
Sub-paragraph (2) applies where, immediately before the commencement of Part X, any premises are registered under section 1(1)(a) of the M1Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act 1948 (registration of premises, other than premises wholly or mainly used as private dwellings, where children are received to be looked after).
(2)
During the transitional period, the provisions of the Act of 1948 shall continue to have effect with respect to those premises to the exclusion of Part X.
(3)
Nothing in sub-paragraph (2) shall prevent the local authority concerned from registering any person under section 71(1)(b) with respect to the premises.
(4)
In this paragraph “the transitional period” means the period ending with—
(a)
the first anniversary of the commencement of Part X; or
(b)
if earlier, the date on which the local authority concerned registers any person under section 71(1)(b) with respect to the premises.