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Tsunami (Special Provisions) Act (No. 16 of 2005) - Sect 14

Authority to refer application to a Foster Care Evaluation Panel

14.
(1) 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.
(2) The Panel referred to in subsection (1) shall consist of -
(a) the Chairman of the Authority or his nominee ;
(b) a nominee of the Sri Lanka College of Pediatricians ;
(c) tile Commissioner of Probation and Child Care Services, of the relevant Province or his nominee ;
(d) a Psychologist nominated by the Authority ;
(e) a Psychiatrist nominated by the Authority ;
(f) the Provincial Director of Education of the relevant province or his nominee ; and
(g) the Provincial Director of Health Services, of the relevant Province or his nominee.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.

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