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the Government may, by notihtion, constitute for any area s p d e d in .the - notification, one or more children's courts for exerising the powers and discharging the duties conferred or imposed on such court in relation to delinquent-children under tbis Act. , . (2) The ihildrm'~ CO# shall consist of such nlrmber of Magistrates fo-g a Beach as the Government tbink fit to appoint of whom one shall be designated as the senior Magisltate and every such Bench shall have the powers conferred bythe Code of Crimid Procedure. 1973 on a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class. 2 of197 (3) Every children's court shall be &ted by a panel of two honolary social workers m s s i n g such qualX&tion as may be p m i b e d , of whom at last one shall be a woman and such ptnel shall 'be appointed by the Govwment. P s d u m 15.11) In 16e event of any differen= of opinion among the Magishates of a 8% mlag children's coart, the opinion of the majority shalI prevail, but where there is no such ts&,B majority, the opinion of the skniar Magistrate sbdl prevail. am- (2) Thc chiIdrenJs a r t nay act notwithstanding the absence of any Mawate &emf and no order made by the children's court shall be invalid by rwon only of the absence of any Magistrate during any stage of the procesdiag. (3) No wrson s l d be m i n t e d as a Magistrate of the cbildren's ca~rt unless he bas in the opinion of the Government, special knowledge of child psychology and child welfare or has undergone training d d n g with the delinquent chddrea Powtl of