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Child Care Act 1991
F316[Contracts for services
35P.—(1) This section applies to a person who the Minister is satisfied is appropriate to perform the functions conferred on a guardian ad litem by or under this Act.
(2) The Minister may enter into contracts for services with such and so many persons to whom the section applies as the Minister considers necessary for the performance by him or her of the functions under section 35C(1) or 35L(1).
(3) A contract for services entered into under subsection (2) shall contain such terms and conditions as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, determine.
(4) The Minister may issue an authorisation to a person with whom he or she has entered into a contract for services under subsection (2).]
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Amendments:
F316
Inserted (23.06.2026) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (21/2022), s. 7, S.I. No. 208 of 2026.
Modifications (not altering text):
C98
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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