Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 963
Children And Young Persons, England
The Childcare (Early Years Register) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015
Made
26th March 2015
Laid before Parliament
27th March 2015
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 159(1) and (2) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare (Early Years Register) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015 and come into force on the commencement date.
(2) In these Regulations, “commencement date” means the day on which section 75(1) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (exemption from requirement to register as early years provider) comes into force.
Amendment of the Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008
2. In the Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008( 2 )—
(a) in article 2(2) (exemptions)( 3 ), for “9” substitute “8”;
(b) omit article 9 (exempt provision in relation to children turning three at school).
Cessation of registration
3. —(1) This regulation applies to any person who, on the commencement date—
(a) is registered in the early years register; and
(b) by virtue of the coming into force of section 75(1) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, is no longer required to be so registered.
(2) The registration in the early years register of a person to whom this regulation applies ceases to have effect.
(3) In this regulation, “early years register” has the meaning given by section 32(2) of the Childcare Act 2006( 4 ).
Sam Gyimah
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
26th March 2015
2015 c. 26 . See section 159(9) for the definition of “Minister of the Crown”.
S.I. 2008/979 amended by S.I. 2014/913 ; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.
Article 2(2) was amended by S.I. 2014/913 .
2006 c. 21 . Section 32(2) was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) .