(LRC Revised)

Number 26 of 2007

CHILD CARE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020

(2/2020), enacted 27 March 2020, and all statutory instruments up to and including

the

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2020

(S.I. No. 182 of 2020), made 21 May 2020, were considered in the preparation of this

Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

26

of

2007

CHILD CARE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary

Section

1. Short title, collective citation and commencement.

PART 2

Amendment of Child Care Act 1991

2. Definition of “Principal Act”.

3. Amendment of section 29 of Principal Act.

4. Amendment of Part VI of Principal Act.

5. Substitution of section 49 of Principal Act.

6. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act.

7. Amendment of section 51 of Principal Act.

8. Amendment of section 52 of Principal Act.

9. Amendment of section 53 of Principal Act.

10. Amendment of section 55 of Principal Act.

11. Amendment of section 56 of Principal Act.

12. Amendment of section 57 of Principal Act.

13. Substitution of section 58 of Principal Act.

PART 3

Consequential and other Amendments to Children Act 2001

14. Definition of “Act of 2001”.

15. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2001.

16. Amendment of section 76A of Act of 2001.

17. Amendment of section 77 of Act of 2001.

18. Amendment of section 225 of Act of 2001.

19. New section 226A in Act of 2001.

20. Substitution of section 227 of Act of 2001.

21. Amendment of other Acts and of statutory instruments to change name of Special

Residential Services Board to Children Acts Advisory Board.

SCHEDULE

Amendment of Acts and Statutory Instruments to Change Name of Special Residential

Services Board to Children Acts Advisory Board

PART 1

Amendment of Acts to Change Name of Special Residential Services Board to Children

Acts Advisory Board

PART 2

Amendment of Statutory Instruments to Change Name of Special Residential Services

Board to Children Acts Advisory Board

Acts Referred to

Child Care Act 1991

1991, No. 17

Child Care Acts 1991 and 2001

Children Act 2001

2001, No. 24

Criminal Justice Act 2006

2006, No. 26

Finance Act 2004

2004, No. 8

Freedom of Information Act 1997

1997, No. 13

Health Act 2004

2004, No. 42

Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997

1997, No. 26

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

1997, No. 39

Number

26

of

2007

CHILD CARE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHILD CARE ACT 1991 AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AND OTHER AMENDMENTS

TO THE CHILDREN ACT 2001; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[8

th May

, 2007]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Editorial Notes

E1

Proceedings under collectively cited

Child Care Acts

excluded from application of

Mediation Act 2017

(1.01.2018) by

Mediation Act 2017

(27/2017), S.I. No. 591 of 2017.

Annotations

Editorial Notes

E1

Proceedings under collectively cited

Child Care Acts

excluded from application of

Mediation Act 2017

(1.01.2018) by

Mediation Act 2017

(27/2017), S.I. No. 591 of 2017.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary

Section

1. Short title, collective citation and commencement.

PART 2

Amendment of Child Care Act 1991

2. Definition of “Principal Act”.

3. Amendment of section 29 of Principal Act.

4. Amendment of Part VI of Principal Act.

5. Substitution of section 49 of Principal Act.

6. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act.

7. Amendment of section 51 of Principal Act.

8. Amendment of section 52 of Principal Act.

9. Amendment of section 53 of Principal Act.

10. Amendment of section 55 of Principal Act.

11. Amendment of section 56 of Principal Act.

12. Amendment of section 57 of Principal Act.

13. Substitution of section 58 of Principal Act.

PART 3

Consequential and other Amendments to Children Act 2001

14. Definition of “Act of 2001”.

15. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2001.

16. Amendment of section 76A of Act of 2001.

17. Amendment of section 77 of Act of 2001.

18. Amendment of section 225 of Act of 2001.

19. New section 226A in Act of 2001.

20. Substitution of section 227 of Act of 2001.

21. Amendment of other Acts and of statutory instruments to change name of Special

Residential Services Board to Children Acts Advisory Board.

SCHEDULE

Amendment of Acts and Statutory Instruments to Change Name of Special Residential

Services Board to Children Acts Advisory Board

PART 1

Amendment of Acts to Change Name of Special Residential Services Board to Children

Acts Advisory Board

PART 2

Amendment of Statutory Instruments to Change Name of Special Residential Services

Board to Children Acts Advisory Board

Number

26

of

2007