Cap. 602 Art. 31Minors Care Review Board. 

(1) There shall be established a board to be known as the

Minors Care Review Board, which shall consist of seven persons appointed by the Minister, as follows:

(a) a Chairperson being a warranted advocate having at least five (5) years professional experience in family law or law as relating to minors, or being a warranted professional who is an expert in the social field and who worked in the same field for at

*Not yet in force. †Not yet in force. least five (5) years, and whose appointment shall be communicated for discussion to the Standing Committee on Social Affairs or to any other committee which takes its place so that it may be discussed by such committee;

(b) Repealed by Act XXIX.2024.16.

(c) one (1) member being a registered social worker and having at least five (5) years professional experience in social work;

(d) one (1) member qualified in family therapy, with preference being given to persons having at least five (5) years experience;

(e) one (1) member being a warranted psychologist;

(f) one (1) person with professional experience in a field related to the safeguarding of children which is to be nominated by the Commissioner for Children; and

(g) Repealed by Act XXIX.2024.16.

(1A) The Review Board may consult with any other independent professionals, in accordance to the necessity and the case in question.

(2) The members of the Review Board shall hold their position for a period of four years from their appointment and a membermay be re-appointed.

(2A) Should the exigency arise, the Minister may appoint an Additional Board or Boards, which Board or Boards shall be constituted and shall follow the same procedures in accordance with the provisions of this Act:

Provided that should an Additional Board be constituted, the Boards shall have, as much as possible, an approximate equal workload of cases:

Provided further that once the cases have been assigned and the Boards are hearing the revisions, cases shall be followed by the same Board.

(3) A Member of the Review Board may be removed from his position by the Minister if said member is no longer fit to continue in such a position or is no longer capable of fulfilling or of adequately fulfilling his responsibilities as a member:

Provided that a person shall not qualify or shall be removed from such Board should it have been established by any Authority or a Board of Inquiry that such person had not safeguarded the interest of minors.

(4) The appointment of any person as a member of the Review Board as well as his resignation or the termination of said appointment, as well as any additional function given to the Review Board by the Minister, shall be notified in the Gazette and shall come into force immediately:

Provided that the failure to publish an appointment or termination, as applicable, will not adversely affect the validity of such appointment or termination.

(5) In every case, the number of members present required for a shall be four and decisions shall be taken by simple majorityand quorum in case of a tie, the Chairperson shall exercise a casting vote.