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14. Section 58 shall have effect as follows:–
58.—(1) For the purpose of any application for a parental order, rules shall provide for the appointment, in such cases as are prescribed–
(a)of a person to act as curatorad litemof the child upon the hearing of the application, with the duty of safeguarding the interests of the child in the prescribed manner; and
(b)of a person to act as reporting officer for the purpose of witnessing agreements to the parental order and performing such other duties as the rules may prescribe.
(2) A person appointed as reporting officer may be the same person as is appointed as curatorad litembut shall not be any person or employee of any person holding a licence granted under section 11 of the 1990 Act.
(3) Rules may provide for the reporting officer to be appointed before the application is made.”.
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