C36

Prospective affecting provision: section inserted by Guardianship of Infants and Child Care (Amendment) Act 2026 (30/2026), s. 3, not commenced as of date of revision.

F76[12F.—Part VA of the Act of 1991 shall apply to proceedings under this Part as it applies to proceedings under Part IV, IVB or VI of the Act of 1991, subject to the following and any other necessary modifications:

(a) a reference in Part VA of the Act of 1991 to a child, in relation to a guardian ad litem, shall be construed as a reference to the child concerned for whom the guardian ad litem is, or is to be, appointed in proceedings under this Part;

(b) a reference in Part VA of the Act of 1991 to proceedings under Part IV, IVB or VI of that Act shall be construed as a reference to proceedings under this Part;

(c) section 35H of the Act of 1991 shall apply to the cessation of appointment and re-appointment of a guardian ad litem for the child concerned in proceedings under this Part as that section applies to the cessation of appointment and re-appointment of a guardian ad litem under section 35C(1) of that Act pursuant to an order under section 35B(3) of that Act, subject to the following modifications:

(i) in subsection (2), paragraph (a) shall not apply and a reference in any of paragraphs (b) to (f) of that subsection to the determination by the District Court of an application under that Act shall be construed as a reference to the determination by the court of an application under section 12C, 12D or 12E, as may be appropriate, of this Act, and

(ii) in subsection (3), the reference to an order made by a court under section 35B(3) of that Act directing that proceedings in which the order has been made are to be kept under review shall be construed as a reference to a condition for a review of the order concerned imposed by the court in an order made under section 12C or 12D, as the case may be;

(d) a reference in Part VA of the Act of 1991 to the performance by guardians ad litem of functions conferred on them by or under that Act shall be construed as including a reference to the performance by guardians ad litem of functions conferred on them under this Part or by or under Part VA of the Act of 1991 as applied by this section.]