Section 197: Persons disqualified from managing, or being employed in children's homes

(1) A person who is disqualified from fostering a child privately shall not manage, or be otherwise concerned in the management of, or have any financial interest in, a children's home unless he has-
(a) disclosed to the responsible authority the fact that he is so disqualified; and
(b) obtain the written consent of the responsible authority.
(2) No person shall employ in a children's home a person who is disqualified from to fostering a child privately unless he has-
(a) disclosed to the responsible authority the fact that he is so disqualified; and
(b) obtained the written consent of the responsible authority.
(3) Where a responsible authority refuses to give its consent under this section, it shall inform the applicant by a written notice which states-
(a) the reason for the refusal;
(b) the applicant's right to appeal against the refusal to the Court under paragraph 8 of Schedule 10 of this Act; and
(c) the time within which he may appeal.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand naira or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.