24—Chief Executive to be guardian of certain children and young people
(1) This section applies to a child or young person who was, immediately before the commencement of this section, under the guardianship of the Minister pursuant to an order of the Court under the repealed Act.
(2) On the commencement of this section a child or young person to whom this section applies will, by force of this subsection, be taken to be under the guardianship of the Chief Executive.
(3) A placement of a child or young person to whom this section applies pursuant to the repealed Act will be taken to continue in effect as if the child or young person were so placed by the Chief Executive under section 84 of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
(and the placement will, for the purposes of that Act, be taken to be a placement under that section).
(4) On the commencement of this section, a reference in any order or other document or instrument to the Minister in the Minister's capacity as guardian of a child or young person to whom this section applies will be taken to be a reference to the Chief Executive in that capacity.