Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Government may appoint as many probation officers for thc o k and inspection of special schooIs, children's home. observation homes 01- after-care thek dutlos- organisationsand such other oEcers as it may deem necessary for mrrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) It shall be the duty of the Probation Officer- , . (a) to inquire, in accordance wilh the dimtion of a competent authority, into the antecedents and family history of any child accused of an offence with a view to assisting the authority in making inquiry; (b) to visit neglected and delinquent chiIdren at such intervals as the Probation officer may think fit; (4 to report to the,wmpetent authority as to the behaviour of any neglede d or delinquent child; (d) to advise and assist neglected or delinquent childrcn and, if necessary, endeavour to find them suitable empIoyment; (el where a nedectcd or delinquent child is placed under the care of any person on certain conditions, to see whether such conditions are being complied with; and (fl to perfom such other duties as m y be psscribed. (3) Any officer appointed in this behalf by the Government, may enter any special school, children's home, observation home or after-care organisation and make a complete inspection thereof in all its departments and of all paper, records registers and accounts relating theretoand shall submit a report of such inspection to the Government. O6cers