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(1) If a person, who fo the opinion of the cc ure to 1· ffi h h . d . 1 d fo 1 low e d po ice o cer or t e aut onse person 1s neg ecte when neg- child, has a parent or guardian who has the actual lected child charge of, or control over the child, the police officer has parent. or the auth01ised person may, instead of taking charge of the child, make a report to the Board for initia~ing an inquiry regarding that child, (2) On receipt of a report under sub-section ll), the Board may call upon tbe parent or guardian to produce the child before it and to show cause why the child should not be dealt with as a neglected child under the provisions of this Acl and i,f it appears to the Board that the child is likely 10 be removed from its jurisdiction or to be concealed, it may immediately order his removal (if necessary by issuing a search warrant for the immediate production of the child) to an Observation Home. Inquiry by Board re-