ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
7. Registration of foster parent
Edition: 2019-01-18 · Repealed
7. Registration of foster parent
(1)If after such inquiry as the Director deems necessary, the Director is satisfied as to the character and fitness of the applicant and the premises proposed to be used by the applicant as a foster home, the Director shall register the applicant as a foster parent.(2)A person registered under paragraph (1) shall make an undertaking containing particulars set out in Form 3 and be issued with a certificate of registration as set out in Form 3 in the prescribed form and shall be entitled to receive and maintain on the premises specified in the certificate any child for the purposes of caring and nurturing him.(3)Every registration certificate issued under paragraph (2) shall continue in force for a period of twelve months beginning on the day it is issued and shall then expire:Provided that where an application for the renewal of a certificate is made prior to the expiry of the current certificate, the current certificate shall continue in force until a decision on the application for renewal is made.(4)Subject to paragraph (3), the Director may at any time revoke a certificate of registration issued under paragraph (2).(5)Where it is intended to revoke a certificate of registration under paragraph(2), the Director shall give notice of the intended revocation to the foster parent.(6)Upon the issue of a notice under paragraph (5), the Director shall make such arrangements as may be necessary for the removal of any child residing in the foster home concerned.