Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007

Substitution of section 58 of Principal Act.

13.— Section 58 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

“Exemptions.

58.— (1) Regulations under section 50 and sections 51 to 57 shall not apply to—

(a) the care of one or more children undertaken by a relative of the child or children or the spouse of such relative, or

(b) a person taking care of one or more children of the same family and no other children (other than that person’s own children) in that person’s home.

(2) Sections 51 to 57 shall not apply to a person taking care of not more than 5 children, of whom not more than 3 may be pre-school children, of different families (but excluding that person’s own children) in that person’s home.

(3) In this section, ‘child’ means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years.”.