Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 21 of Principal Act

13. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) The Board of the Agency shall be accountable—

(a) to the Minister for the performance of its functions, and

(b) to the Minister for Education in respect of the performance by the Agency of its education welfare functions.”,

(b) in subsection (6), by the insertion of “or, in respect of any education welfare functions of the Agency, the Minister for Education,” after “the Minister”,

(c) in subsection (7)—

(i) by the insertion of “or the Minister for Education” after “Minister”, and

(ii) by the substitution of “attention of the Minister concerned” for “Minister’s attention”,

and

(d) in subsection (8), by the insertion of “or, in respect of any education welfare functions of the Agency, the Minister for Education,” after “The Minister”.