Section 100 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (12):

"(13) Where a court friend has been appointed for a ward of court by the Director pursuant to a direction of the wardship court under section 54A(2), subsections (2) to (11) of this section shall apply, with all necessary modifications, with regard to the court friend, and in particular -

(a) a reference in those subsections to a relevant person shall be construed as a reference to the ward of court, and

(b) a reference in those subsections to Part 5 shall be construed as a reference to Part 6.

(14) Subsections (2) to (10) shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to a person referred to in section 54A as a 'court assistant' as they apply, in accordance with subsection (13), to a court friend to which the said subsection (13) refers.".