Section 119 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Guardianship of child or young person on death of person appointed as guardian under this Act

119 Guardianship of child or young person on death of person appointed as guardian under this Act On the death of any person (being a person referred to in subsection (1)(e) of section 110 of this Act) appointed the guardian of a child or young person pursuant to an order made under that section, and who at the time of that person's death was the sole guardian of the child or young person, guardianship of the child or young person shall vest,— (a) Where an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service was the sole guardian of the child or young person immediately before that person's appointment, in that Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service as if that Social Service had been appointed the sole guardian of the child or young person: (b) In any other case, in the chief executive as if the chief executive had been appointed the sole guardian of the child or young person. Section 119 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 ” . Paragraph (a) was substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).