[F1Guardians ad litemN.I.
66.—(1) For the purpose of any application for an adoption order or an order freeing a child for adoption or an order under Article 20 or 57, an authorised court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child concerned.
(2) The guardian ad litem—
(a)shall be appointed in accordance with adoption rules; and
(b)shall be under a duty to safeguard the interests of the child in the prescribed manner.]