CAP. 141 Children [Rev. 2012] 149. Registration for foster care placement No person shall, for the purposes of fostering a child, retain a child in his care and possession whose parents, custodian or guardians cannot be readily identified, without first notifying the Director. 150. Agreement for maintenance of foster child (1) The Director may, on the request of the foster parent or the parent or guardian of a child, arrange an agreement between the foster parent and the parent or guardian of a child placed in foster care, stipulating the maintenance payable for the child’s care. (2) Any maintenance agreement may be enforceable by the Director in the like manner as a maintenance order under section 101. 151. Penalty for contravening provisions of this Part A person who, without reasonable cause, contravenes the provisions of this Part commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings or of imprisonment to a term not exceeding two years or both. 152. Rules Foster care placement shall be made in accordance with the rules set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Act. 153. Amendment of rules The Chief Justice may amend the rules set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Act. PART XII – ADOPTION 154. Power to make adoption orders (1) Subject to this Act, the High Court may upon an application made to it in the prescribed form make an order (in this Act referred to as “adoption order”) authorising an applicant to adopt a child. (2) All proceedings under this Part shall be heard and determined in chambers and the identity of the child and the applicants shall be kept confidential. 155. Establishment of Adoption Committee (1) The Minister shall establish a committee to be known as the Adoption Committee which shall comprise the members set out in the Ninth Schedule. (2) The functions of the Committee shall be— (a) formulating the governing policy in matters of adoption; (b) effecting liaison between adoption societies, the Government and Non-Governmental Organisations; (c) considering and proposing names of officers who may serve as guardians ad litem; [Issue 1] C15 - 70