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Version date: 11 January 2014 - onwards
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9. Amendment of section 31 of Child Care Act 1991.

Section 31 of the Act of 1991 is amended -

(a) in subsection (1), by substituting "shall be published or broadcast" for "shall be published in a written publication available to the public or be broadcast",

(b) in subsection (3) -

(i) in paragraph (c), by substituting "any person" for "any body corporate", and

(ii) by substituting the following for "shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both":

"shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable -

(i) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both",

and

(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):

"(3A)