Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Save as provided in this Act, no person shall be present at any sitting of may be a competent authority, exept- present wore mm- pent a n t b (a) any &cer of the competeat authority ; or (b) the p e e s to the enquiry before the competent authority, the parent or guardian of the child and other persons directly concerned in the i n q d including Police O5cers and legal pmctioners ; (c) such other person as the campetent authority may permit to be prqent. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (I), if -at any stage during an inquiry, s competent authority considers it ta be expedient i4 the interest of the c u d or on grounds of decency or morality that any person including the police &wrs legal practitioner, tbe parent, guardian - or the child . himself should withdraw, , . . the hupetknt authority may give such &=!ion and if any phon refueses to comply with such direction, the competent authoriG-, may bave him removed, , and may, for tbis puqose, cause to be used such force as may be necessary, . , (3) No l e d ractitioner shall be entitled to a p p e ~ before a B o d in w casa+ , . - . B ar promeding b ore it, except with the special permission of tbat Boatd. .'., .:"; .,. . .. . ..._. _ . 157' THE: ORISSA CHILDREN ACT, 1981 [ Orissa Act 24 of 1982 ] Presence of parent or. guardian at I the prome- I ! ding. Dispensing w i ~ h allcn- dance oC child.