Section 110 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Guardianship orders
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110 Guardianship orders (1) Where the Court makes a declaration under section 67 of this Act in relation to any child or young person, it may make an order appointing any of the following persons to be a guardian of the child or young person: (a) The chief executive: (b) An Iwi Social Service: (c) A Cultural Social Service: (d) The Director of a Child and Family Support Service: (e) Any other person. (2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, where the Court makes an order under subsection (1) of this section appointing any person to be a guardian of a child or young person, the Court shall appoint that person to be— (a) The sole guardian of the child or young person; or (b) A guardian of the child or young person in addition to any other guardian. (3) The Court shall not make an order under subsection (1) of this section appointing the Director of a Child and Family Support Service as the sole guardian of a child or young person. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 31(1)(d)(i); 1983 No 129 s 7(1) Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” . Subsection (1)(b) and (c) were substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).
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