Registration of nurseries and child-minders

28.-(1) The Director shall keep registers-

(a) of premises, other than premises wholly or mainly used as private dwellings, where children are received to be looked after for the day or a substantial part thereof or for any longer period not exceeding six days;

(b) of persons who for reward receive into their homes children under the age of six to be looked after as aforesaid.

(2) Any person receiving or proposing to receive children as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) may make application to the Director for registration thereupon and on receipt of such an application the Director shall, subject to the provisions of this section, register the premises to which or person to whom the application relates.

(3) The Director may refuse to register any premises if he is satisfied that any person employed or proposed to be employed in looking after children at the premises is not a fit person to look after children or, where the premises were not at the commencement of this Law in use for the reception of children as menioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), if the Director is satisfied that the premises are not fit to be used for that purpose.

(4) The Director may refuse to register any person if he is satisfied that that person or any person employed or proposed to be employed by him in looking after children is not a fit person to look after children or that the premises in which the children are received or proposed to be received are not fit (whether because of the condition thereof or for any reason connected with other persons therein) to be used for the purpose.