Regulations may provide for the registration of a person registered under Chapter 2, 3 or 4 F2in the early years register or the general childcare register to be suspended for a prescribed period in prescribed circumstances.

Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular provide that registration may be suspended generally or only in relation to particular premises.

Regulations under subsection (1) must include provision conferring on the registered person a right of appeal to the Tribunal against suspension.

A person registered F4under Chapter 2 in the early years register as an early years childminder may not provide early years childminding in England at any time when his registration under that Chapter is suspended in accordance with regulations under this section.

A person registered F5under Chapter 3 in Part A of the general childcare register as a later years childminder may not provide later years childminding in England, for a child who has not attained the age of eight, at any time when his registration under that Chapter is suspended in accordance with regulations under this section.

Subsection (3) or (4) does not apply in relation to early years childminding or (as the case may be) later years childminding which the person may provide without being registered under Chapter 2 or 3.

A person registered F6under Chapter 2 in the early years register as an early years provider (other than an early years childminder) may not provide early years provision on premises in England at any time when his registration under that Chapter in respect of the premises is suspended in accordance with regulations under this section.

A person registered F7 under Chapter 3 in Part A of the general childcare register as a later years provider (other than a later years childminder) may not provide later years provision on premises in England, for a child who has not attained the age of eight, at any time when his registration under that Chapter in respect of the premises is suspended in accordance with regulations under this section.

Subsection (6) or (7) does not apply in relation to early years provision or (as the case may be) later years provision which the person may provide without being registered under Chapter 2 or 3.

A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he contravenes subsection (3), (4), (6) or (7).

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (9) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

In this Part, “the Tribunal” means the F8First-tier Tribunal.