60.Part II makes provision for registration, the registration procedure, regulations and standards, offences and miscellaneous provision. Sections 11 to 20 set out the provision for registration and the regulatory procedures to be followed by the registration authority. Provision for a right of appeal against decisions of the registration authority is made in section 21. Section 22 provides regulation making powers for the appropriate Minister to make provision as respects management and staffing, fitness of premises and the conduct of any services regulated under Part II. Section 22 will not apply to adoption agencies. The regulations governing their procedures will continue to be made under the Adoption Act 1976, as amended by the Act to match the provisions of section 22. Section 23 enables the appropriate Minister to issue national minimum standards for England or Wales applicable to all regulated services. Any breach of these standards will not, of itself, be a breach of regulatory requirements, but the standards shall be taken into account when determining whether a breach of the regulations has occurred. Sections 24 to 30 provide for offences under this Part, and sections 31 to 42 make miscellaneous and supplemental provision.
Commentary on Sections Part Ii  Establishments and Agencies