113Applications and appeals in relation to children

113 Applications and appeals in relation to children

113 Applications and appeals in relation to children

(1) An application or appeal in respect of a child may be made under this Act either by the child or, on behalf of the child—

(a) by the child’s legal representative, or

(b) except as provided by paragraph (c), by a person having parental responsibility for the child, or

(c) if the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice or a designated agency has the care responsibility for the child, by the Secretary.

(2) In this section—

care responsibility and parental responsibility have the same meanings as in the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.

designated agency has the same meaning as in the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.

s 113 (previously s 74): Renumbered 2006 No 69, Sch 2.1 [3]. Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.16[1] [2].