Section 121 Child’s Right Act

Section 121 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Welfare of a child fostered privately. It is under Part XI (Fostering) of the Act.

(1) Every State Government shall‐
(a) satisfy itself that the welfare and best interest of a child who is fostered privately within the State are satisfactorily safeguarded and promoted; and
(b) ensure that persons caring for that child are given such advice as appears to the State Government to be needed.

(2) Where a person who is authorised by a State Government to visit a child who is fostered privately has reasonable cause to believe that a child who is or is proposed to be fostered privately is being accommodated in premises within the State, may, at any reasonable time, inspect those premises and any child accommodated therein,

(3) A person exercising the power under subsection (2) of this section shall, if so required, produce some duly authenticated document showing his authority to do so.

(4) Where an officer of the State Government is not satisfied that the welfare of a child who is fostered privately within the State is satisfactorily safeguarded or promoted, he shall‐
(a) unless he considers that it would not be in the best interest of the child, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that the care and accommodation of the child is undertaken by‐
(i) a parent of the child, or
(ii) any other person who has parental responsibility for the child, or
(iii) a relative of the child, and

(b) consider the extent to which, if at all, they shall exercise any of their powers under this Act with respect to the child.

(5) The Minister may make regulations‐
(a) requiring every child who is fostered privately within a State to be visited by an officer of State Government‐
(i) in prescribed circumstances, and
(ii) on specified occasions or within specified periods; and

(b) imposing requirements which are to be met by any State officer in carrying out his functions under this section.