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Child Care Act 1991
F302[Appointment of guardian ad litem for child
35C.—(1) Where an order under section 35B(2), (3) or 35H(3)(b) is made, the Minister shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child to whom the order relates.
(2) The Minister shall notify the court that made the order under section 35B(2), (3) or 35H(3)(b), as the case may be, of an appointment under subsection (1) as soon as practicable after the making of such an appointment.
(3) The power to appoint a guardian ad litem under subsection (1) includes the power to appoint a guardian ad litem in place of the guardian ad litem who stands appointed under that subsection.
(4) Where the Minister appoints a guardian ad litem for a child pursuant to an order under section 35H(3)(b), the power to appoint a guardian ad litem under subsection (1) includes the power to appoint a guardian ad litem other than the guardian ad litem previously appointed for the child in the proceedings and to whom the order relates.]
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Amendments:
F302
Inserted (23.06.2026) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (21/2022), s. 7, S.I. No. 208 of 2026.
Modifications (not altering text):
C84
Prospective affecting provision: section applied with modifications by Mental Health Act 2026 (11/2026), s. 60(1), (2)(a), (2)(j), not commenced as of date of revision.
60. (1) Sections 21, 22, 24, 24A, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35A to 35Q, 37 and 47 of the Act of 1991 shall, subject to the modifications specified in subsection (2), apply to proceedings under this Part as they apply to proceedings to which those sections apply.
(2) The modifications referred to in subsection (1) are as follows:
(a) references in a section specified in that subsection to proceedings or an order under Part III, IV, IVA, IVB, V, VA or VI of the Act of 1991 shall be construed as references to proceedings or an order under this Part;
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(j) any other necessary modifications.
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