Regulation 2 Amendments to the principal Regulations

(1)

In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations—

(a)

the definition of “the 1948 Act” shall be deleted;

(b)

in the definition of “registered child-minder” for the words from “or a local social services authority” to the end there shall be substituted the words “pursuant to section 71(1)(a) of the Children Act 1989^f1”;

(c)

the definition of “registered day nursery” shall be deleted;

(d)

after the definition of “registered child-minder” there shall be inserted the definition

““registered day care provider” means a person who is registered with a local authority pursuant tosection 71(1)(b) of the Children Act 1989;”;

(e)

after the definition of “clinic” there shall be inserted the definition

““day care” in relation to England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 18(4) of the Children Act 1989 and in relation to Scotland has the meaning assigned to it by section 79(b) of the Children Act 1989;”.

(2)

For regulation 4(2)(b) of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted—

“(b)

a registered day care provider;”.

(3)

For regulation 4(2)(c) of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted—

“(c)

a local authority in England and Wales which provides or proposes to provide day care in the exercise of functions conferred upon it by section 18(1), (2), (5) or (6) of the Children Act 1989;”.

(4)

In regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (c)—

“(d)

a local authority in Scotland which provides or proposes to provide day care in the exercise of such of the functions conferred upon it by section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968^f2 which are equivalent to those mentioned in sub-paragraph(c).”.

(5)

In regulation 4(3)(a) of the principal Regulations for the words “section 1 of the 1948 Act” there shall be substituted “paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Children Act 1989”.

(6)

In regulation 4(3)(b) of the principal Regulations—

(a)

after the words “(2)(c)” there shall be inserted the words “or (2)(d)”;

(b)

the words “or local social services authority” shall be deleted;

(c)

for the words “at a registered day nursery” there shall be subsituted “by a registered day care provider.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1989 c. 41.
f2: 1968 c. 49.