Legislation – Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
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PART 2Children order amendments
Persons authorised to act as children’s court guardian136
(1)
In Article 60 of the Children Order (representation of child and of the child’s interests in certain proceedings), in paragraph (7) (establishment of panels)—
(a)
for “for the establishment of panels of persons from whom” substitute “that”
;
(b)
at the end add “from persons employed or approved for that purpose by such special agency or other public body as may be prescribed”
.
(2)
In paragraph (9) of that Article (regulations)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (a) for the words from “constitution” to the end substitute “employment or approval of persons for the purposes of this Article by such special agency or other public body as may be prescribed”
; and
(b)
omit sub-paragraph (b).