Section 50, The Child Right Act, 2007

(1) The object for which a chiefdom child welfarecommittee is elected shall be to coordinate and advance the enjoyment of the rights of the child in the chiefdom. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the duties of a chiefdom child welfare committee shall be to - (a) render advice to village or ward child welfare committees in the chiefdom; (b) receive and attend to cases and questions referred to the Committee from village or ward in the chiefdom child welfare committees; (c) monitor the enjoyment of child rights within the chiefdom; (d) refer to the district council any matters relating to child welfare that the chiefdom welfare committee is not able to deal with; 26 27 chiefdom (e) submit regular observations, reports and concerns on child welfare in the chiefdom district council and to the Ministry; (f) undertake any other functions that may advance the enjoyment of the rights of the child within the jurisdiction of the committee.