Section 30
of Children and Young Persons Act 1947
Section 30
A Protector o any officer generally or specially authorised in th t behalf in writing by the
Protector may at any tim visit and inspect the place where any child in respec of whom security has been furnished under section 2 Ii ves or is believed to live or to be.
. (2) The Protector or a y such officer may inquire into the condition and circ · mstances of such child and for the purposes of ~uch in uiry, the Protector or such officer as · aforesaid ma require any person to
!~~:~r any questions he may think proper to ask
. ch person shall be I gally bound to answer such quest10ns truthfully to th b 't f h"
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to ~Jst:"lt ~erh~n ;ho obs ructS or hinders or atteillP~6
the exercise rof in er a Pr tector or any such officer. IIl shall be guilt 0jhe power conferred ·by this sectio~
not exceedin[ fiveah off enc and shall be liable. to a !t for a term which undre , dollars or to imprison~ th such fine and ·
m!1Y extend to six months or to 0
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imprisonment.
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gl. (1) A Protector · or t e Co
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ffi_cer generally or specially auth ~m~s.ioner or ani Powers of
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0 writing by a Protector r theoize i~ t~at behalf search.
~oter, and for that purpose a use {mmi~sioner may and search any vessel, house, biildintfe ii neceisary, or other place where he has r asonable' an 'tenc osure that an offence against thi Ordi'n cause o suspect h d h ance or any rule made t ereun er as been o is being committed.
(2)
Any pers~n who obstr ts or hinders or attempts to obstruct or hinder a Prot tor or the· Commissioner or any such officer a.s 3:f ores ~d in the exercise of the powers con~erred ?Y this sec ion shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinan e.
3~. No Court shall_ take gnizance of any offence When Court punishable under this Ord nance except with the may. take
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U i Prosecutor or a Deputy of offence.
Public Prosecutor or upon complaint made by-.
(a)
the Protector ;
( b) the Commissioner ;
( c) a Magistrate;
(d)
a Justice of the Pea e;
(e)
a Police Officer n t below the rank of
Inspector; or
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(/) any other person aut orized in writing by the'
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~otdeme~/4or y e rot ctor or ·by the F-"f-'7;';.
Commissioner, eit er by name· or office, to uv-11},,/J:, m_ake complaints of offences under this
Ordinance.