Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 11 : Alternative Care173. Removal of child already in alternative care |
| (1) | The provincial head of social development in the relevant province may, in the best interest of a child at any time whilst the child is in alternative care, issue a notice directing that the child, pending any action in terms of subsection (2)— |
| (a) | be removed from the child and youth care centre or person in whose care or temporary safe care the child is; and |
| (b) | be put in temporary safe care at a place specified in the notice. |
| (2) | The provincial head of social development must, within six months from the date on which a child has been moved and placed in temporary safe care in terms of subsection (1) and after such inquiry as the provincial head of social development may consider necessary— |
| (a) | transfer the child in terms of section 171; |
| (b) | discharge the child from alternative care in terms of section 175; or |
| (c) | issue a notice directing that the child be returned to the child and youth care centre or person in whose care or temporary safe care the child was immediately before the subsection (1) notice was issued. |