Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 46 of Principal Act

20. Section 46 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the substitution of “Statements” for “Statement”, and

(ii) by the insertion of “and the Minister for Education” after “the Minister”,

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a)—

(I) by the substitution of “Statements” for “Statement”, and

(II) by the insertion of “and the Minister for Education” after “Minister”,

(ii) in paragraph (e), by the insertion of “or, in respect of the education welfare functions of the Agency, the Minister for Education” after “Minister”, and

(iii) in paragraph (f), by the insertion of “, the Minister for Education” after “Minister”,

(c) in subsection (3)—

(i) by the substitution of “Statements” for “Statement”,

(ii) by the insertion of “and the Minister for Education” after “Minister”, where “Minister” first occurs in that subsection, and

(iii) by the substitution of “the Minister concerned” for “the Minister” where “Minister” secondly occurs in that subsection,

(d) in subsection (4)—

(i) by the insertion of “or, in respect of the functions of the Minister for Education under this Act, the Minister for Education” after “Minister”, and

(ii) the substitution of “in the opinion of the Minister concerned” for “in the Minister’s opinion”,

(e) in subsection (5), by the insertion of “or the Minister for Education, as the case may be,” after “the Minister”, and

(f) in subsection (8)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the insertion of “and, in respect of the education welfare functions of the Agency, the Minister for Education,”, after “the Minister”, and

(ii) in paragraph (b), by the insertion of “concerned” after “the Minister”.