Children Act, 1989
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Maintenance of children and young persons in care. |
4.—(1) Where a child or young person is in the care of a health board pursuant to an order made under Part II or IV of the Children Act, 1908, the health board shall provide such care for him, subject to its control and supervision, in such of the following ways as it considers to be in his best interests— | |
(a) by placing him in foster care, or | ||
(b) by placing him in a suitable home, school, certified industrial school or other place of residence, or | ||
(c) in the case of a child or young person who may be eligible for adoption under the Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1988, by placing him with a suitable person with a view to his adoption, or | ||
(d) by making such other suitable arrangements as the health board thinks proper. | ||
(2) Nothing in this section shall prevent a health board from sending a child or young person in its care to any hospital or to any institution which provides nursing or care for persons suffering from physical or mental disability. | ||
(3) Without prejudice to subsection (1) a health board may, either for a fixed period or until the health board otherwise determines, allow a child or young person who has been committed to its care under an order made pursuant to Part II or IV of the Children Act, 1908, to be under the charge and control of a parent or other suitable person. | ||
(4) Where a child or young person is dealt with under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) he shall be deemed to be boarded out under section 55 of the Health Act, 1953 , but the consent of any person under that section shall not be required. | ||
(5) In this section, references to a health board include references to any officer or servant of the health board acting on its behalf whether by himself or in conjunction with the health board. |