12Termination of care agreement

12 Termination of care agreement

(1)  A care agreement may be terminated at any time by the agreement of –

(a) the Secretary; and

(b) the guardians who signed the agreement; and

(c) if the child is a young person, the young person.

(2)  The Secretary must not agree to terminate a care agreement unless the Secretary is satisfied that proper arrangements exist for the care of the child.

(3)  A care agreement will be taken to have been terminated on any order being made under this Act or any other enactment for the guardianship or custody of the child.

(4)  The Secretary must terminate a care agreement that relates to a young person if –

(a) the young person requests it in writing; and

(b) the Secretary is satisfied that proper arrangements exist for the care of the young person.

(5)  [Section 12 Subsection (5) amended by No. 64 of 2013, s. 8, Applied:28 Feb 2018] Unless the agreement is earlier terminated under this section, a care agreement has effect for the period specified in the agreement or an extension of the agreement.