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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-commencement-no-2-and-savings-and-transitional-provisions-order-2007/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1019",
  "legislation_title": "The Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-commencement-no-2-and-savings-and-transitional-provisions-order-2007",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into force on 6th April 2007",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Act come into force on 6th April 2007—\nsection 32 (maintenance of the two childcare registers), in so far as it requires the Chief Inspector to maintain the second Part of the second register (Part B of the general childcare register),\nsection 62 (applications for registration on the general register: childminders), except subsection (1)(b), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 63 (applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers), except subsection (1)(b), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 64 (entry on the register and certificates), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 66 (conditions on registration),\nsection 67 (regulations governing activities), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 68 (cancellation of registration),\nsection 69 (suspension of registration), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 70 (voluntary removal from register),\nsection 72 (protection of children in an emergency),\nsection 73 (procedure for taking certain steps),\nsection 74 (appeals), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 77 (powers of entry),\nsection 78 (requirement for consent to entry),\nsection 79 (power of constable to assist in exercise of powers of entry),\nsection 82 (supply of information to Chief Inspector),\nsection 83 (supply of information to HMRC and local authorities), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 84 (disclosure of information for certain purposes), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 85 (offence of making false or misleading statement),\nsection 86 (time limit for proceedings),\nsection 87 (offences by bodies corporate),\nsection 88 (unincorporated associations),\nsection 90 (cases where consent to disclosure withheld), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 91 (co-operation between authorities),\nsection 93 (notices),\nsection 94 (power to amend Part 3: applications in respect of multiple premises),\nsection 96 (meaning of early years and later years provision etc.), in so far as it is not already in force,\nsection 97 (employees not to be regarded as providing childcare),\nparagraphs 2, 3, 19, 29(a), 37, 38, 39, 40 and 43 of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs),\nsection 103(2) to the extent that it relates to the provision of Schedule 3 specified below—\nin Schedule 3 the repeal in section 9(2) of the Protection of Children Act 1999 of the word “or” there specified.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For the definition of “the Chief Inspector” see section 98(1) of the Childcare Act 2006, as amended by paragraph 117 of Schedule 14 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 77 is amended by paragraph 113 of Schedule 14 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 79 is amended by paragraph 114 of Schedule 14 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1999 c. 14."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1019/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:56:22.533269+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}