Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022
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Amendment of section 25 of Mental Health Act 2001 | ||
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10. Section 25 of the Mental Health Act 2001 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (14): | ||
“(14) Sections 21 , 22 , 24 , 24A, 25 , 27 to 35Q, 37 and 47 of the Child Care Act 1991 shall apply to proceedings under this section as they apply to proceedings to which those sections apply, subject to the following modifications: | ||
(a) references in those sections to proceedings or an order under Part III, IV, IVA, IVB, V, VA or VI of that Act shall be construed as references to proceedings or an order under this section; | ||
(b) in an application under subsection (1), the District Court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child to whom the application relates; | ||
(c) the guardian ad litem is entitled to the provision of legal advice and legal representation in the proceedings for which he or she is appointed for the child; | ||
(d) any other necessary modifications.”. |