Cap. 602 Art. 42Functions of the Central Authority on fostering. 

The functions of the Central Authority shall include:

(a) receiving and acknowledging applications for accreditation;

(b) granting, refusing, suspending and revoking the accreditation of agencies in accordance with established criteria;

(c) receiving, acknowledging, investigating and taking of any necessary action on any complaint against accredited agencies or agencies purporting to act as such;

(d) receiving requests from foreign persons who are approved as foster carers in another country or from accredited agencies, which requests shall be referred to the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) and it is only the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) which shall make the necessary checks once such references are made to it; and

(e) receiving applications from agencies which want to provide cross-border foster care and deciding on whether to allow such agencies to place minors under foster care.