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(1) When any Magistrate not. ernpow&ei to exercise ' the powers of a fo*n'C1c~drmS wrt under ihii Act- id! of opinion that a perion brought befpre him b&M% side1 any of the provisions of th. Act or under any other Lw (othmse than w e d for the parpose of giving evidence) is a child, he shall record such opjnion and fornard m& thh Ithe c u d ,and the record of the p m ~ d i n g to t h ~ cornpi-tent authority having bet. jurisdiction, : over the proceeding. . .. . , , (2) The comptent authority to which the proceeding is fomarded under sub- 8eclIon (1) sbau hold the, inqu j as if thc child bad origiaally been brought before it. G d d