Cap. 602 Art. 4Director responsible for the protection of minors. 

(1) There shall be a Director responsible for protecting minors at risk, who shall be known as Director (Child Protection) and who shall be appointed following a public call from amongst persons having at least five years experience in services related to minors and competence in management.

(2) The Director (Child Protection) shall be an officer of the Foundation for Social Welfare Services and shall exercise his functions through it:

Provided that the Director (Child Protection) shall at all times act in an impartial manner in the exercise of his functions.

(3) There shall also be other officers of the Director (Child Protection) who shall exercise and perform all such powers, functions and responsibilities as may be delegated or assigned to them by the Director (Child Protection).

(4) In the exercise and performance of the powers, functions and responsibilities delegated or assigned to them as aforesaid, the officers of the Director (Child Protection) shall, save as otherwise apparent, have the same powers, functions and responsibilities as are by law imposed on or given to the Director (Child Protection).

(5) In the exercise and performance of their powers, functions and responsibilities, the Director (Child Protection) and the officers referred to in sub-article (3) may request the assistance of the Executive Police in accordance with thePolice Act, whenever they deem it required.

(6) When the circumstances of a specific case require it, all powers given to the Director (Child Protection) under this Act may be exercised by the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Social Welfare Services.