# The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Article 119: Persons who act as child minders


(1) For the purposes of this Part a person acts as a child minder if—
(a) he looks after one or more children under the age of twelve for reward; and
(b) the period, or the total of the periods, which he spends so looking after children in any day exceeds two hours.
(2) A person who—
(a) is the parent, or a relative, of a child;
(b) has parental responsibility for a child; or
(c) is a foster parent of a child,
does not act as a child minder for the purposes of this Part in relation to that child when looking after him.
(3) For the purposes of this Article, a person fosters a child if—
(a) he is an authority foster parent in relation to the child;
(b) he is a foster parent with whom the child has been placed by a voluntary organisation; or
(c) he fosters the child privately.
(4) A person who is employed as a nanny for a child does not act as a child minder when looking after that child wholly or mainly in the home of the person who employs the nanny.
(5) A person who is so employed by two different employers does not act as a child minder when looking after any of the children concerned wholly or mainly in the home of either of the employers.
(6) For the purposes of this Part a person acts as a nanny for a child when employed to look after the child by—
(a) a parent of the child;
(b) a person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for him; or
(c) a person who is a relative of the child and who has assumed responsibility for his care.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/755/article/119 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-119
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