180.No day care centre permit may be issued under the former provisions of section 5 of the Act or the new provisions of the said section following an application made on or after 11 June 1997 and before 12 June 2002, except if the application is made for the renewal of a permit in force on 11 June 1997, for the issue of a permit to the acquirer of a day care centre operated by a permit holder, or for the issue of a permit to
(1) a municipality;
(2) a public institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(3) a person that, on 11 June 1997, is a private educational institution within the meaning of the Act respecting private education (chapter E-9.1).
The former provisions and the new provisions of sections 20 and 21 of the Act, and the provisions of section 42 of the Act respecting child day care (chapter S-4.1) and the Act respecting childcare centres and childcare services (chapter C-8.2) do not apply where the issue of a permit is refused pursuant to this section.