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(1) Whenever a Prot eto that there is withi f£ . s reason to believe Power of . h" h" h' h n ~he rea,L tate er Settlemey¼t. Prot_ector to wit Ill w IC h"ld- e exercises uris . d"10t10n, . . a transferred require production of C I a transferred (a) in hrespect b of . wh O e . trans£er no notification . . child in certain cases. as een made 1thin one week after the J./tl· n~/.r4 transfer; or (b) who for any reaso is in need of supervision; he may, by summons under his hand addressed to the person who has or is _believ d _to have the care, custody or control of such child_, re uire such person to appear and to produce the child b fore him at the time and place_specified in the sum ons. (2) If a person on whom summons has been served under the preceding sub-s ction fails to produce the child at the time and pl ce specified therein, the Protector may issue a warr nt authorising any person named therein to search f r such child and produce her before him. Any child amed or described in such warrant may be removed to a place of safety and there temporarily detained unf the Protector has completed his inquiry under t is Part of this Ordinance or may, for the l1ke period be temporarily committed to the custody of a relative or other fit person o~ such terms and conditions as th Protector may require. (3) On production of a c ild before the Protector in pursuance of a summons o warrant issued under this section he shall hold such · quiry as he thinks fit and, if afte; such inquiry he of the o:pinion tha_t there has been a failure to not1f as required by this Part of this Ordinance or tha such child is in need of supervision, he may order he _person hav_ing t~e ca~e, custody or control ·of such child to furnish him with , copies of her and such pe son's photogral?hs, a_nd to furnish a bond or other se urity to the sat1sfact1on ~f the Protector that such c ild, for so long as she 1s • • ~, l~U. uu V.L' ... v ...... 1(.1, 14 . /,:/fl of eighteen ·e ~ ~ or for an t:'. : nder th~ age ve the ar a ~rstate '~ Y shorte , 11 , u . d ill not 1ea d l' '. t per10 , w d to the care, us o y or control ol' ;; : it1· 334s'i be transferrewithout the pre ious consent of a Pr of any ,\ , P.if other ~t be ill-treated r neglected or ern.;lectol' l; : and WI ~ined for any im oral or unlawful 0Yed, '~ · used or tr .romoral or unla f ul manner and &Urpose f: or_l1l·nbanpyr~duced before a rotector whenever aht she r WI e e SO · requires. (4) If default be made in omplying_ with any ord d or any condition of a bond furnished under tb.r m:ec:ding sub-sectio~, the rotector may, without o~ P ddition to enforc1ng the bond or other security b :a~rant under his hand, o der that the child, in ~e[ pect of whom the order was made, be taken out of th custody of the r>erson i!1, wh se care, custody or contro! the child is and committed o a_ ~lace of safety or, on 1· such security and on such oondit1ons a~ the Protector may require, to the custo~ of a relat1v~ or other fit person until the child a_ttai s the age of eighteen years or for any shorter period. (5) The Protector shall r gister particulars relating to any child in respect of w man order has been made under this section and p rticulars relating to her parents and any person w has had or has the care, custody or control of such hild. ' Tr_ansferre_d 18. (1) Whenever a Pro ector is of opinion that it . child leaving · · h · f f : area, State or IS Ill t e interest O any t ans erred ·C I h'ld · Ill respec t , Settlement. of whom a bond has been executed under this Part of this Ordinance, t&~t sue child should be permitted '.II· 33~/r8 to leave the aref/State -ef-~efrn±e!irrettt in which she th~n is, the Protector may rant such permission upon being supplied with such photographs as he ~ay requ~re an~ upo~ a bond or other security being given to his satisfaction that t e person, in whose ca!e, ~u;tody or control such ch ·1d is will bring the child th { ; fuch pub!ic officer · hether within or withou£ d et" a ~yan Union and wit in such period and at sue es inatwn as may be spec fled in the bond. . · · (2) The givin f · . h 11 not relieve an er g O such f~rther secu!1ty s a this Part of th1s POr~~n who fu ished se~ur1~y .unddr the conditions of th1nbnce fro any obligation un er the !~Ao condition relatine ond en ered into other than ate •- u /.r-l · e, ~e~tlell'ter,1, u '-depa ture from the are~~~ te -Gr ~eUleme~: n i tu.e ch Id has left the area;. , S P CHILDREN AND ·. · 19• (1) A P r_~tector or eciallY You n NG PERSONS · authorised in tha byhoffilfc~r generally or 8 t may at . e a Ill 't• .. upervmon. protec or , any time, e uir wr1 1ng by a the care, custody or control o( e the person having e5pect of whom a bond has b a transferred child in r art of this Ordinance to reden executed under this 0 uce s h h' P · • him for inquiry, or may vi it d . uc c 1ld before where such child lives or is beif! Jnspe~t the place 2) The Protector or such offi e to hve or to be. ( . · cer ma · · the cond1t1on and treatmen of su h Y ~nquire into ~t wages (if any), food and Ii ing c cd_ ?hild and her and, for the purpos~s of sue in itions generally or such officer as aforesaid ay rq .Y, the Protector answer any questions he ma thi;fuire any person to such person shall be legally b und t 0 proper to ask and to the best of his ability. answer truthfully (3) Any person who obstru ts or hi d to obstruct or hinder the Pr tector on ers or ahttempts · h · f th r any sue officer Ih \1 \ exer~i~e of e PJwers con!erred bj, this section s a . e gu1 y o an o ence ga1nst this Ordinance. 20 · (l) When !l' Protector as _reas?n to believe that Ill-treatment a transferred child has been or 1s being ill-treated or of transneglectedforl employed,· used . O trained . for any 1mmora · 1 fe~red child. or unIaw u purp_ose or 1n y immoral or unlawful manper, he may _issue a war ant as provided in subsect10n (2) of section 17. (2) On production of a chi d before the Protector in pursuan_ce of a warrant iss ed under the preceding sub-section, or-,whenever a t ansferred child appears before a Protector and all ges that she has been ill-treated or neglected or e ployed, used or trained for any immoral or unlaw ul purpose or in any immoral or unlawful manner the Protector shall hold such inquiry as he thinks t and may after such inquiry either make an or er as provided _in sub- . section (3) of section 17 or n order as provided in sub-section (4) of section 17. (3) The Protector shall reg ster particulars relating to any child in respect of who an order has_ been made under this section and." par iculars relating to her parents and any person who h s had or has the custody of such child. · .