Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 20 of Principal Act

12. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “, subject to subsection (1A),” after “appoint”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) Where a casual vacancy arises in respect of a member of the Board appointed in accordance with section 19(2A), the person appointed under subsection (1) to fill the casual vacancy shall be a nominee of the Minister for Education who, in the opinion of that Minister, has experience of, and expertise in, matters connected to the education welfare functions of the Agency.”.