Tsunami (Special Provisions) Act 2005 · As enacted · Part II · Custody of Children and Young Persons
14. Authority to refer application to a Foster Care Evaluation Panel
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
On receipt of the copy of an application under section 13, the Chairman of the Authority shall forthwith refer the same to the Foster Care Evaluation Panel (hereinafter referred to as the “Panel”) constituted for the Province within which the person who made such application for a Foster
Care Order is resident, for the purpose of evaluating the suitability of the applicant to be a foster parent.
The Panel referred to in subsection (1) shall consist of—
the Chairman of the Authority or his nominee ;
a nominee of the Sri Lanka College of
Paediatricians ;
the Commissioner of Probation and Child Care
Services, of the relevant Province or his nominee ;
a Psychologist nominated by the Authority ;
a Psychiatrist nominated by the Authority ;
the Provincial Director of Education of the relevant province or his nominee ; and
the Provincial Director of Health Services, of the relevant Province or his nominee.
The Panel shall function for so long as it may be necessary for the purpose of discharging the functions entrusted to it under this Part of this Act.
The members of the Panel shall elect from among themselves one of the members to be its Chairman and also determine the procedure to be followed in conducting its meetings. The quorum for a meeting of the Panel shall be three members.
In evaluating the suitability of an applicant to be a foster parent, the paramount consideration shall be the best interest of the child and for that purpose the Panel shall be guided by the criteria specified in the Sixth Schedule to this
Act. The Panel shall also obtain a home study report from a person holding a designation specified in the Seventh
Schedule to this Act.
For the purpose of this subsection, a “home study report”
means a report on the mental health of the applicants on their social, religious and financial background and on their suitability to be a foster parent.
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