Children And Young Persons, England Citation and Interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008. 2 In this Order— “the 1989 Act ” means the Children Act 1989 , “the 2006 Act ” means the Childcare Act 2006, “the Common Provisions Regulations ” means the Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008 , “the Disqualification Regulations 2005 ” means the Day Care and Child Minding (Disqualification) (England) Regulations 2005 , “the Disqualification Regulations 2007 ” means the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007 , “the Early Years Register Regulations 2008 ” means the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008 , “the Exemption from Registration Order ” means the Childcare (Exemption from Registration) Order 2008 , “the EYFS Statutory Framework” means the document entitled “Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage” published by the Secretary of State in May 2008 , “the General Childcare Register Regulations 2008 ” means the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008 , “the Inspection Regulations ” means the Day Care and Child Minding (Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005 , “the National Standards Regulations ” means the Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 , “the Suspension Regulations ” means the Child Minding and Day Care (Suspension of Registration) (England) Regulations 2003 , and “the transfer date” means 1st September 2008. Provisions of the 2006 Act coming into force on 1st September 2008 2 The following provisions of the 2006 Act come into force on 1st September 2008— section 7 (duty to secure prescribed early years provision free of charge), in so far as it is not already in force, section 32 (maintenance of the two childcare registers), in so far as it is not already in force, section 33 (requirement to register: early years childminders), in so far as it is not already in force, section 34 (requirement to register: other early years providers), in so far as it is not already in force, section 35 (applications for registration: early years childminders), in so far as it is not already in force, section 36 (applications for registration: other early years providers), in so far as it is not already in force, section 37 (entry on the register and certificates), in so far as it is not already in force, section 38 (conditions on registration), section 40 (duty to implement Early Years Foundation Stage), section 47 (independent schools), section 49 (inspections), in so far as it is not already in force, section 50 (report of inspections), in so far as it is not already in force , section 52 (requirement to register: later years childminders for children under eight), in so far as it is not already in force, section 53 (requirement to register: other later years providers for children under eight), in so far as it is not already in force, section 54 (applications for registration: later years childminders), in so far as it is not already in force, section 55 (applications for registration: other later years providers), in so far as it is not already in force, section 56 (entry on the register and certificates), in so far as it is not already in force, section 57 (special procedure for registered early years providers), section 58 (conditions on registration), section 59 (regulations governing activities), in so far as it is not already in force, section 60 (inspections), in so far as it is not already in force, section 61 (report of inspections), in so far as it is not already in force , section 62(1)(b) (applications for registration on the general register: childminders), in so far as it is not already in force, section 63(1)(b) (applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers), in so far as it is not already in force section 65 (special procedure for persons already registered), section 76 (consequences of disqualification), section 92 (combined certificates of registration), in so far as it is not already in force, section 95 (certain institutions not to be regarded as schools), paragraphs 1, 2(2) and (4), and 3 to 16 of Schedule 1 (and section 48 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs), paragraphs 5 to 17, 18(1) to (4), (5)(a), (6) and (7), 25, 26, 29(b) and (c), 30, 33, 35, 36, 41 and 44 of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs), in relation to England, paragraphs 18(5)(b) and (c), 20 to 24, 27 and 34 of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs), Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 (and section 103(2) in so far as it relates to those Parts), to the extent that those Parts have not yet been brought into force in relation to England. 3 Schedule 1 to this Order has effect for the purposes of making general savings in relation to the provisions brought into force by this Order. 4 Schedule 2 to this Order has effect for the purposes of making saving and transitional provisions in connection with the commencement by this Order of— a provisions which amend or repeal provisions of Part 10A of, and Schedule 9A to, the 1989 Act; and b Part 3 of the 2006 Act for all remaining purposes. Beverley Hughes Minister of State Department for Children, Schools and Families 19th August 2008