Cap. 491 Art. 34Transition period.

(1) All persons who, prior to the date of entry into force of this Act, were approved as foster carers by the Adoption and Fostering Panel, shall be temporarily approved as foster carers by

(2) Following the communication referred to in sub-article (1), the Fostering Board shall:

(a) direct an accredited agency to include the foster carer in its register of foster carers and such foster carer shall be assessed by the accredited agency in order to determine whether he should be allowed to continue acting as such; and

(b) issue the official documentation and official letter referred to in article 4(1)(f).

(3) Following the assessment specified in sub-article (2), the foster carer shall enter into a foster care agreement and continue to be monitored and assessed in accordance with article 26.

(4) All organisations which, prior to the coming into force of this Act were providing foster care services shall, within one month of the coming into force of this Act apply for accreditation in accordance with article 8 in order to be able to continue providing foster care services.

(5) All organisations as specified in sub-article (4) which do not apply for accreditation within the specified time limit and which continue providing foster care services shall be in breach of article 31.