Guardianship of Minors Ordinance

(1)
Before making an order under
section 13(1
)(
b)
committing the care of a minor to the Director of Social Welfare, the court shall inform the Director of the court’s proposal to make the order and shall hear any representations from the Director, including any representations as to the making also of an order under
section 13(2)
for payment to the Director.
(Amended
65 of 1986 s. 8
)
[cf. 1973 c. 29 s. 4(2) U.K.]
(2)
In relation to an order under
section 13(1
)(
b)
or to an order under
section 13(2)
requiring payment to be made to the Director of Social Welfare,
sections 10(3)
, (4), 19 and 20 shall apply as if the order under
section 13(1
)(
b)
were an order under
section 10
giving custody of the minor to a person other than one of the parents (and the Director of Social Welfare were lawfully given that custody by the order), and any order for payment to the Director were an order under
section 10(2)
requiring payment to be made to the Director as a person so given that custody.
(Amended
65 of 1986 s. 8
;
L.N. 80 of 2012
)
[cf. 1973 c. 29 s. 4(3) U.K.]
(3)
While an order under
section 13(1
)(
b)
remains in force with respect to a minor, the minor shall continue in the care of the Director of Social Welfare notwithstanding any claim by a parent or other person.
[cf. 1973 c. 29 s. 4(5) U.K.]
(4)
Each parent or guardian of a child for the time being in the care of the Director of Social Welfare by virtue of an order under
section 13(1
)(
b)
shall give notice to the Director of any change of address of that parent or guardian and any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with this subsection commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.
[cf. 1973 c. 29 s. 4(6) U.K.]