Section 13: Board of Directors and Functions under Children Act
13.Board of Directors and its functions
(1)There is established a Board of Directors as the governing body of the Authority, which shall consist of the following—
(a)a chairperson, who shall be appointed by the Minister;
(b)one representative of the Ministry responsible for social development;
(c)one representative of the Ministry responsible for education;
(d)one representative of the Ministry responsible for internal affairs;
(e)the Executive Director of the Authority who shall be the secretary to the Board and shall be an ex officio member of the Board.
(2)The Minister may appoint two other persons who are not public officers as additional members of the Board on the basis of their special knowledge and experience in children affairs, provided that the persons being appointed have no part-time or full time activity or interest which conflicts with, or impairs fulfilment of their duties as Board members.
(3)The Board shall be responsible for monitoring and protection of the best interests of the child and shall determine policies relating to staffing and procurement of the Authority.
(4)The Board shall, in utilising the funds of the Authority, give priority to the funding and implementation of programmes for children with special needs and shall not divert the funds for such programmes.
(5)The Minister may give directions to the Board regarding the performance of its functions, and the Board shall comply with such directions.
(6)The provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act shall apply to the meetings of the Board and other matters provided for in that Schedule.
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A Board of Directors governs the National Authority for Children. The board includes a chairperson chosen by the Minister, representatives from social...
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