Children Act, 1997
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Amendment of section 20 of Child Care Act, 1991 . |
17.— Section 20 of the Child Care Act, 1991 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1)— | |
“(1) Where in any proceedings under section 7 , 8 , 11 , 11B or Part III of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 , or in any case to which— | ||
(a) section 3 (3) of the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989 , | ||
(b) section 6(b) or 10(f) of the Family Law Act, 1995 , or | ||
(c) section 5(2), 11(b) or 41 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996 , | ||
relates, or in any other proceedings for the delivery or return of a child, it appears to the court that it may be appropriate for a care order or a supervision order to be made with respect to the child concerned in the proceedings, the court may, of its own motion or on the application of any person, adjourn the proceedings and direct the health board for the area in which the child resides or is for the time being to undertake an investigation of the child's circumstances.”. |