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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 A qualifying child of working parents

    1. CHAPTER 1 Conditions relating to a qualifying child of working parents

      1. 3.Description of a qualifying child of working parents

    2. CHAPTER 2 Conditions relating to a parent, and any partner of the parent, of the child

      1. 4.Specified conditions relating to a parent, and any partner of the parent, of the child

      2. 5.The requirement to be in qualifying paid work

      3. 6.Calculation of expected income

      4. 7.Self-employed persons: start-up periods

      5. 8.Qualifying paid work: time off in connection with sickness or parenting

      6. 9.Qualifying paid work: caring, incapacity for work or limited capability for work

      7. 10.Partner of a parent of the child

    3. CHAPTER 3 Declaration in respect of a young child

      1. 11.Conditions to be met by the person making the declaration

      2. 12.Being in the United Kingdom

      3. 13.Declaration: form and content

      4. 14.Electronic communications

      5. 15.Period of time for which the first declaration has effect

      6. 16.Reconfirming declaration

    4. CHAPTER 4 Determination by the Commissioners

      1. 17.Determination by the Commissioners

  4. PART 3 Information, reviews, appeals and penalties

    1. CHAPTER 1 Information

      1. 18.Supply of information

      2. 19.Unauthorised disclosure of information received under regulation 18

    2. CHAPTER 2 Reviews and appeals of determinations

      1. 20.Rights to review and appeal a determination under regulation 17

      2. 21.Reviewing a determination under regulation 17

      3. 22.Extension of time limit for applications for review

      4. 23.Appealing a determination under regulation 17

      5. 24.Powers of tribunal: appeals against determinations

    3. CHAPTER 3 Penalties

      1. 25.Penalties for inaccurate declarations

      2. 26.Penalties for providing false or misleading information or statements

      3. 27.Penalties for dishonesty

      4. 28.Assessment and enforcement of penalties

      5. 29.Reviewing a penalty

      6. 30.Extension of time limit for applications for review

      7. 31.Appealing against a penalty

      8. 32.Powers of tribunal: appeals against penalties

  5. PART 4 Local authorities’ duty to secure early years provision

    1. 33.Duty to secure early years provision free of charge

    2. 34.Nature of early years provision

    3. 35.Availability of early years provision

    4. 36.Requirement on local authority when discharging its duty under regulation 33

    5. 37.Arrangements between local authorities and early years providers: termination

    6. 38.Arrangements between local authorities and early years providers: requirements

    7. 39.Having regard to guidance

  6. PART 5 Consequential amendments

    1. 40.Education Act 1996

    2. 41.School Standards and Framework Act 1998

    3. 42.Children Act 2004

    4. 43.Education and Inspections Act 2006

  7. Signature

  8. Explanatory Note