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110.—(1) This Article applies where a person—
(a)proposes to foster a child privately; or
(b)is fostering a child privately.
(2) Where the authority for the area within which the child is proposed to be, or is being, fostered is of the opinion that—
(a)he is not a suitable person to foster a child;
(b)the premises in which the child will be, or is being, accommodated are not suitable; or
(c)it would be prejudicial to the welfare of the child for him to be, or continue to be, accommodated by that person in those premises,
the authority may impose a prohibition on that person.
(3) A prohibition imposed on any person under paragraph (2) may prohibit him from fostering privately—
(a)any child in any premises within the authority’s area;
(b)any child in premises specified in the prohibition; or
(c)a child identified in the prohibition, in premises specified in the prohibition.
(4) An authority which has imposed a prohibition on any person under paragraph (2) may, if it thinks fit, cancel the prohibition—
(a)of its own motion; or
(b)on an application made by that person,
if it is satisfied that the prohibition is no longer justified.
(5) Where an authority imposes a requirement on any person under Article 111, it may also impose a prohibition on him under paragraph (2).
(6) Any prohibition imposed by virtue of paragraph (5) shall not have effect unless—
(a)the time specified for compliance with the requirement has expired; and
(b)the requirement has not been complied with.
(7) A prohibition imposed under this Article shall be imposed by notice in writing addressed to the person on whom it is imposed and informing him of—
(a)the reason for imposing the prohibition;
(b)his right under Article 113 to appeal against the prohibition; and
(c)the time within which he may do so.
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