(1) The Minister-in-charge shall establish one or more Child Protection Institutions, as soon as may be practicable, after the commencement of this Act.
(2) There shall be appointed an incharge of each Child Protection Institution and as many Child Protection Officers and support staff as required to carry out the purposes of this Act, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.

A Child Protection Institution shall perform the following functions, namely:
(a) receive reports of children who are in need of protection and care;
(b) assess or based on reports whether a child requires care under the provisions of this Act;
(c) require services from the relevant department or institution for protection and care of a child;
(d) maintain record of case management reports of a child in need of care;
(e) collect, maintain and update child protection and care case management data provided by Child Protection Officers;
(f) maintain and update data on child abusers and persons convicted of offences against children; and
(g) perform any other act ancillary to protection and care of child under this Act.