Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
112What principle is to be applied in the administration of this Part?
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112 What principle is to be applied in the administration of this Part?
112 What principle is to be applied in the administration of this Part?
(1) The principle to be applied in the administration of this Part in its application to children is that the parents of a child should have responsibility for the child unless it is not in the best interests of the child that his or her parents have responsibility for him or her.
(2) The provisions of this section apply in addition to the provisions of sections 9–13.