36Applications for registration: other early years providersE+W
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(1)A person who proposes to provide ... early years provision in respect of which he is required by section 34(1) to be registered may make an application [—
(a)in any case, to the Chief Inspector for registration as an early years provider other than a childminder, or
(b)if the early years provision is early years childminding—
(i)to the Chief Inspector for registration as an early years childminder without domestic premises, or
(ii)to an early years childminder agency for registration with that agency as an early years childminder without domestic premises,
(whether or not an application is also made under paragraph (a)).]
[(1A)A person who proposes to provide ... early years provision in respect of which the person is required by section 34(1A) to be registered may make an application—
(a)to the Chief Inspector for registration as an early years provider ..., or
(b)to an early years childminder agency for registration with that agency as an early years provider ....]
(2)An application under subsection (1) [or (1A)] must—
(a)give any prescribed information about prescribed matters,
(b)give any other information which the Chief Inspector [or (as the case may be) the early years childminder agency ] reasonably requires the applicant to give, and
(c)[if it is an application to the Chief Inspector,] be accompanied by any prescribed fee.
(3)The Chief Inspector must grant an application under [subsection (1)(a) or (b)(i)] [or (1A)(a) ] if—
(a)the applicant is not disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75, and
(b)it appears to the Chief Inspector that any requirements prescribed for the purposes of this subsection (“the prescribed requirements for registration”) are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied.
(4)The Chief Inspector must refuse any application under [subsection (1)(a) or (b)(i)] [or (1A)(a) ] which subsection (3) does not require him to grant.
[(4A)An early years childminder agency may grant an application under subsection [(1)(b)(ii) or] (1A)(b) only if—
(a)the applicant is not disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75,
(b)it appears to the agency that the prescribed requirements for registration are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied, and
(c)it appears to the agency that any other reasonable requirements it has imposed are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied.]
(5)The prescribed requirements for registration may include requirements relating to—
(a)the applicant;
[(aa)prohibiting the applicant from being registered in the early years register as an early years provider other than a childminder if the applicant is registered with a childminder agency;
(ab)prohibiting the applicant from being registered with an early years childminder agency as an early years provider other than a childminder if the applicant is registered—
(i)with another childminder agency;
(ii)in the early years register or the general childcare register;]
[(ac)prohibiting the applicant from being registered in the early years register as an early years childminder without domestic premises if the applicant is registered with a childminder agency;
(ad)prohibiting the applicant from being registered with an early years childminder agency as an early years childminder without domestic premises if the applicant is registered—
(i)with another childminder agency;
(ii)in the early years register or the general childcare register;]
(b)the premises on which the early years provision is to be provided;
(c)the arrangements for early years provision on those premises;
(d)any person who may be caring for children on those premises;
(e)any other person who may be on those premises.
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