Section 21 Duty of child minders to registerI1
A person must not act as a child minder in Wales unless that person is registered as a child minder by the Welsh Ministers under this Part.
If it appears to the Welsh Ministers that a person is acting as a child minder without being registered to do so under this Part, the Welsh Ministers may serve a notice (“an enforcement notice”) on that person.
An enforcement notice may be served on a person—
by delivering it to the person, or
by sending it by post to the person's last known address.
An enforcement notice has effect for a period of one year beginning with the date on which it is served.
A person (“P”) who acts as a child minder in contravention of subsection (1) commits an offence if—
an enforcement notice has effect in relation to P, and
P acts as a child minder without reasonable excuse.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.