Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) IF a person;who, in the opinion of the poIicc oEcer or the authoriscd durn be person, is a neglected child, has a parbnt or.yiudian who has the actunl charge of eonow* or control over the child, the policc officer or 4 hc zuthbri~ed person may instead w l l a n d d d ,:::of taking charge of the child, make a reparl'to thc Board Tor ihitiatinglau inquiry child has r e d i n g that child. Parent (2) On rcceipt of a rzport under subsection (I) the Board may dl upon the parcat or guardian- to prodice the child beforc it and to show cause why the child should not be dealt with as a neglected child under the provisions of this Act and if it appears to the Board that the child is likely to be removed from . . its jurisdiction or to be c o n w e d it may immediately order his rhoval (iinccessary by, issuing a search warrant for the immediate production of the child) to an obse~ation home or a place of safety. . by the BGard.