Provisions coming into force on 3rd November 2016

2.  The following provisions of the Childcare Act 2016 come into force on 3rd November 2016 –

(a) subsections (2), (3), (4), (7), (8) and (9) of section 1 (duty to secure 30 hours free childcare available for working parents);

(b) section 2 (discharging the section 1(1) duty);

(c) section 3 (sections 1 and 2: consequential amendments);

(d) section 4 (supplementary provision about regulations under sections 1 and 2); and

(e) section 5 (duty to publish information about childcare and related matters).