Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022
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Consequential amendments to Principal Act | ||
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8. The Principal Act is amended— | ||
(a) in section 23G(1)(c), by the substitution of “Part VA in respect of proceedings under this Part” for “section 26 (as amended by the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 ) in respect of proceedings under this Part and whose appointment has effect in accordance with section 26(4)”, | ||
(b) in section 23M(1)(c)— | ||
(i) by the substitution of “a person is appointed under section 35C(1) pursuant to an order under section 35B(2)” for “it makes an appointment under section 26 (as amended by the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 )”, and | ||
(ii) by the substitution of “the person so appointed” for “a person appointed under that section”, | ||
(c) in section 23NK(b), by the substitution of “the guardian of the child, a guardian ad litem, where such guardian ad litem is appointed in accordance with Part VA in respect of proceedings under this Part,” for “the guardian of the child”, | ||
(d) in section 27, by the addition of the following subsections after subsection (5): | ||
“(6) In subsection (3), a reference to a party includes a reference to a guardian ad litem, if any, appointed in accordance with Part VA in respect of the proceedings concerned. | ||
(7) In this section, where the proceedings are proceedings under Part IVA, ‘court’ means the High Court.”, | ||
(e) in section 28(3)(c), by the insertion of “or Part VA” after “Part V (as amended by the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 )”, and | ||
(f) in section 33— | ||
(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “IV, VA” for “IV”, and | ||
(ii) by the addition of the following subsection after subsection (3): | ||
“(4) In subsection (2), a reference to parties to proceedings includes a reference to a guardian ad litem, if any, appointed in accordance with Part VA in respect of the proceedings concerned.”. |