Minor Protection (Alternative Care) Act (Cap. 602)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title and scope .
2. Art. 2 Interpretation. 
3. Art. 3 Minor to be held as having sufficient understanding unless the contrary becomes evident.
4. Sub-title I
5. Art. 4 Director responsible for the protection of minors. 
6. Art. 5 Functions of the Director (Child Protection). 
7. Art. 6 Liaison with the Education Department and other entities.
8. Art. 7 Conducts of the affairs of the office.
9. Art. 8 Legal and judicial representation.
10. Art. 8A Maintenanceofthe Protection of Minors Register. 
11. Art. 9 Reports. 
12. Art. 10 Reports register. 
13. Art. 11 Investigative powers of the Director (Child Protection). 
14. Art. 11A Power of Director to request informationrelated to contact number.
15. Art. 12 Social contract on the responsibility of parents. 
16. Art. 13 Care plan. 
17. Art. 14 Juvenile Court. 
18. Art. 15 Court sittings, hearings and decisions. 
19. Art. 16 Access to the acts.
20. Art. 17 Hearing of the minor.
21. Art. 17A Representation of all parties before the Court.  
22. Sub-title II
23. Art. 18 Procedure for the issue of protection order. 
24. Art. 19 Protection orders for minors. 
25. Art. 20 Emergency order. 
26. Art. 21 Unaccompanied minors. 
27. Art. 22 Validity of protection orders for minors. 
28. Art. 23 Alternative permanency plan. 
29. Art. 24 Decree allowing the adoption of a minor. 
30. Sub-title III
31. Art. 25 Children’s Advocate.
32. TITLE III
33. Art. 26 Therapeutic and Secure Centre.
34. Art. 27 Immediate placement.
35. Art. 28 Request for placement in the Therapeutic and Secure Centre. Request for removal from the Therapeutic and Secure Centre.
36. Art. 30 Power of the Court.
37. TITLE IV
38. Art. 31 Minors Care Review Board. 
39. Art. 32 Functions and powers of the Review Board. 
40. Art. 33 Revisions.  
41. Art. 34 Variations to the care plan. 
42. Art. 35 Re-integration.
43. TITLE I
44. Art. 36 Establishment and functions of the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths). 
45. Art. 36A Functions of the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths). 
46. Art. 36B Policies and procedures of the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths). 
47. Art. 36C Information to prospective foster carers. 
48. Art. 36D Registers. 
49. Art. 36E Training for social workers. 
50. TITLE II
51. Art. 37 Responsibilities of the Social Care Standards Authority.  
52. TITLE III
53. Art. 38 Establishment of the Fostering Board. 
54. Art. 39 Functions of the Fostering Board. 
55. Art. 40 Decisions of the Fostering Board. 
56. TITLE IV
57. Art. 41 Central Authority on fostering.
58. Art. 42 Functions of the Central Authority on fostering. 
59. Art. 43 Application for the granting of accreditation.
60. Art. 44 Accreditation of an agency. 
61. Art. 45 Accreditation Certificate. 
62. Art. 46 Accreditation refusal.
63. Art. 47 Revocation of accreditation.
64. Art. 48 Publication in the Gazette.
65. Sub-title I
66. Art. 49 Evaluation of prospective foster carers. 
67. Art. 50 Pairing of foster carers with minors. 
68. Art. 51 Foster care agreement. 
69. Art. 52 Monitoring of the foster carer. 
70. Art. 53 Rights and responsibilities of foster carers 
71. Art. 54 Adoptionofminors under foster care. 
72. Art. 55 Functions of the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths). 
73. Art. 56 Policies and procedures of the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths). 
74. Art. 57 Information to prospective foster carers. 
75. Art. 58 Registers. 
76. Art. 59 Training for social workers. 
77. TITLE VI
78. Art. 60 Residential care.
79. Art. 61 Responsibilities of homes for residential care. 
80. Art. 62 Residential care placement agreement. 
81. TITLE VII
82. Art. 63 Rights of the minor in alternative care.
83. TITLE I
84. Art. 64 Establishment of Board of Appeal.     Cap. 12.
85. Art. 65 Competence and powers of the Board of Appeal. 
86. TITLE II
87. Art. 66 Appeals from decisions of the  Court. 
88. PART IV
89. Art. 67 Key social worker. 
90. Art. 68 Voluntary placement. 
91. Art. 68A Court orders under other laws. 
92. Art. 68B After Care. 
93. PART V
94. Art. 69 Passport for the minor.
95. Art. 70 Copies of decisions.
96. Art. 71 Education and consent.
97. Art. 72 Testimony by social worker.
98. Art. 73 Consultations on an unaccompanied minor.
99. Art. 73A The processing of personal data by the entities under this Act. Cap. 586.       Cap. 586.
100. PART VI
101. Art. 74 Arrangements for foster care.
102. Art. 75 Unauthorized provision of residential care.
103. Art. 76 Prohibition of payment. 
104. Art. 77 Prohibition of publication.
105. Art. 78 Use of force. 
106. Art. 79 Hindrance.
107. Art. 80 Other hindrances against the implementation of this Act.
108. Art. 81 Abscondment.  
109. Art. 82 Other offences.
110. PART VII
111. Art. 83 Regulations.
112. PART VIII
113. Art. 84 Pending investigations.
114. Art. 85 Applicable provisions.
115. Art. 86 Appeals.  Cap. 285.   Cap. 285.
116. Art. 87 Reviews pending before the Children and Young Persons Advisory Board. Cap. 285.
117. Art. 88 Transfer of care and custody. 
118. Art. 89 Amendmentstothe acts of pending procedures. 
119. Art. 90 Freeing up for adoption. 
120. Art. 91 Exemption to current foster carers. 