Section 268 Child’s Right Act

Section 268 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Establishment and membership of the Local Government Child Rights Implementation Committee. It is under Part XXIII (The National, State and Local Government Child Rights Implementation Committees) of the Act.

(1) There is established a committee to be mown as the Local Government child Rights Implementation committee (in this Part of this Act referred to as “the Local Government Committee”).

(2) The Local Government Committee shall comprise ‐
(a) the Secretary of the Local Government, as Chairman;
(b) the Supervisor for Health and Social Welfare in the Local Government;
(c) the Supervisor for Education in the Local Government;

(d) Information officer in the Local Government;
(e) the children Development officer in the Local Government Area;
(f) one person to represent District or village Heads in the Local Government Area;
(g) a community Development officer in the Local Government Area;

(h) the representative of the National Union of teachers in the Local Government Area;
(i) the representative of the Parents/Teachers Association in the Local Government Area;
(j) one person to represent the heads of Market Men;

(k) one person to represent the heads of Market women;
(l) one person to represent the opinion leaders in the Local‐Government Area;
(m) two persons to represent two community based organisations;
(i) one persons to represent the opinion leaders in the Local Government Area;
(m) two persons to represent two community based organisations;
(n) one person to represent the National Council of Women Societies in the Local Government Area;