The Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007

Article 6

SCHEDULESavings and transitional provisions

1.  Section 118A(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (duties of LEA in respect of childcare) continues to have effect until section 12 of the Act is fully in force.

2.  A person who provides or proposes to provide early years childminding or later years childminding for children who have not attained the age of eight, and who is not required to be registered under the 1989 Act for child minding may, until sections 33 and 52 of the Act are fully in force, make an application for registration under section 62(1) of the Act.

3.  A person who provides or proposes to provide early years provision or later years provision for a child who has not attained the age of eight, and who is not required to be registered in respect of the provision of day care under the 1989 Act may, until sections 34 and 53 of the Act are fully in force, make an application for registration under section 63(1) of the Act.

4.  Despite the amendment made by paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Act, paragraph 12 of Schedule 4A to the Water Industry Act 1991(1) as originally enacted continues to have effect in relation to premises in England which are used for the provision of day care for children by a person who is registered under Part 10A of the 1989 Act in respect of the premises.

5.  Despite the amendment made by paragraph 39 of Schedule 2 to the Act, section 36(13) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000(2) as originally enacted continues to have effect in relation to a person registered under Part 10A of the 1989 Act for providing day care on any premises in England.

6.  Despite the amendment made by paragraph 40 of Schedule 2 to the Act, the definition of “day care premises” in section 42(1) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 as originally enacted continues to have effect in relation to England in relation to a person who is registered under Part 10A of the 1989 Act for providing day care.

7.  Despite the amendment made by paragraph 43 of Schedule 2 to the Act, regulations under section 12(6)(c) of the Children Act 2004 may, until sections 33, 34, 52 and 53 of the Act are fully in force, make provision permitting a person registered in England for child minding or the provision of day care under Part 10A of the 1989 Act, to disclose information for inclusion in a database established under section 12 of the Children Act 2004.