56Authorised absence of child from place of safety

56 Authorised absence of child from place of safety

(1)  If the Board under section 14 of the repealed Act has permitted a child to be absent from a place of safety, the Secretary is taken to have made arrangements under section 69 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 , as the case requires, in the same terms as the Board specified in that permission.

(2)  A notice given under section 14(2) of the repealed Act continues to have effect and for that purpose –

(a) the authorized officer remains an authorized officer; and

(b) section 14(3) , (4) and (5) of the repealed Act continues to have effect.