Children Act, 1934

Amendment of section 2 of the Principal Act.

4.—(1) Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended in the following respects and shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:—

(a) in sub-section (2) of the said section, by the insertion of the words “health and” before the word “proper,” and the deletion of all words after the word “authorisation” in the proviso;

(b) in sub-section (6) of the said section, by the substitution of the word “nine” for the word “seven.”

(2) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to section 2 of the Principal Act, that is to say:—

(a) every appointed under sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Principal Act of a person to be an infant protection visitor shall be subject to the approval of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;

(b) every person appointed (whether before or after the passing of this Act) under sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Principal Act to be an infant protection visitor may at any time be removed from that position by the local authority with the approval of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health or by the said Minister;

(c) every authorisation under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Principal Act of a person to exercise the powers of infant protection visitors shall be subject to the approval of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;

(d) every authorisation given (whether before or after the passing of this Act) under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Principal Act to any person to exercise the powers of infant protection visitors may be withdrawn at any time by the local authority with the approval of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health or by the said Minister;

(e) any officer of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health authorised in that behalf by the said Minister shall have and may exercise the powers of infant protection visitors under Part I of the Principal Act;

(f) every exemption under sub-section (4) of section 2 of the Principal Act of any premises shall be subject to the approval of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;

(g) any exemption given (whether before or after the passing of this Act) under sub-section (4) of section 2 of the Principal Act may be withdrawn at any time by the local authority with the approval of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health or by the said Minister.