Section 12
Section 7 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in subsection (1), by substituting for the word “protection”
the words “care and protection”;
(b)
by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2) A Child Protection Team shall consist of the following members:
(a)
not more than seven persons with appropriate experience, knowledge and expertise on matters relating to the care and protection of children, to be appointed by the Minister;
(b)
a medical officer; and
(c)
a senior police officer.”;
(c)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2a) The Minister may appoint any member referred to in paragraph (2)(a) to be the chairman of a Child
Protection Team.”; and
(d)
in subsection (3), by inserting after the word “shall” the words “be supervised by a Protector and shall”.