C30

Prospective affecting provision: section inserted by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (21/2022), s. 7, not commenced as of date of revision.

F256[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.]