Section 62 Child’s Right Act

Section 62 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Orders pending appeals in cases relating to care or supervision orders. It is under Part VI (Care and Supervision) of the Act.

(1) Where the Court dismisses an application for a care order in respect of a child who is also the subject of an interim care order, the Court may make a care order with respect to the child to have effect subject to such directions, if any, as the Court may deem fit to include in the order.

(2) Where the court dismisses an application for a care order or supervision order in respect of a child who is also the subject of an interim supervision order, the Court may make a supervision order with respect to the Child to have effect subject to such directions, if any, as the court may deem fit to include in the order.

(3) Where a Court grants an application to discharge a care order or supervision order, it may order that ‐
(a) Its decision is not to have effect; or
(b) the care order or supervision order is to continue to have effect subject to such directions as the Court may deem fit to include in the order.

(4) An Order made under this section shall only have effect for such period, not exceeding the appeal period, as may be specified in the order.

(5) Where –
(a) an appeal is made against any decision of a Court under this section; or
(b) an application is made to the appellate Court in connection with a proposed appeal against that decision, the appellate Court may extend the period for which the order in question is to have effect, but not so as to extend It beyond the end of the appeal period.

(6) For the purposes of this section. the appeal period includes‐
(a) the period between the making of the decision against which the appeal is made and the determination of the appeal ; and
(b) the period during which an appeal may be made against the decision.