Guardianship of Infants Act 1964
F22[Power of court to appoint parent as guardian
6A.— (1) The court may, on an application to it by a person who, being a parent of the child, is not a guardian of the child, make an order appointing the person as guardian of the child.
(2) Without prejudice to other provisions of this Act, the appointment under this section of a guardian shall not, unless the court otherwise orders, affect the prior appointment (whether under this or any other enactment) of any other person as guardian of the child.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F22
Substituted (18.01.2016) by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 48, S.I. No. 12 of 2016.
Editorial Notes:
E26
Previous affecting provisions: section amended (9.01.1998) by Children Act 1997 (40/1997), ss. 6, 12, commenced as per s. 1(2); section substituted (18.01.2016) as per F-note above.
E27
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (19.06.1990) by Circuit Court Rules (No. 1) 1990 (S.I. No. 152 of 1990); annulled (1.12.2001) by Circuit Court Rules 2001 (S.I. No. 510 of 2001), in effect as per unnumbered rule entitled "Annulment of Existing Rules".
E28
Previous affecting provision: section inserted (14.06.1988) by Status of Children Act 1987 (26/1987), s. 12, commenced as per s. 1(2)(b); substituted (18.01.2016) as per F-note above.