Section 197 Child’s Right Act

Section 197 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Persons disqualified from managing, or being employed in children’s homes. It is under Part XVIII (Registered Children’s Homes) of the Act.

(1) A person who is disqualified from fostering a child privately shall not manage, or be otherwise concerned in the management of, or have any financial interest in, a children’s home unless he has‐
(a) disclosed to the responsible authority the fact that he is so disqualified; and
(b) obtained the written consent of the responsible authority.

(2) No person shall employ in a children’s home a person who is disqualified from fostering a child privately unless he has‐

(a) disclosed to the responsible authority the fact that he is so disqualified; and
(b) obtained the written consent of the responsible authority.

(3) Where a responsible authority refuses to give its consent under this section, it shall inform the applicant by a written notice which states‐
(a) the reason for the refusal;
(b) the applicant’s right to appeal against the refusal to the Court under paragraph 8 of Schedule to of this Act; and
(c) the time within which he may appeal.

(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand Naira or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment