அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்புDepartment of Government Printing-இலிருந்து, மாற்றமின்றி
(1)
A Monitoring Officer shall have the power in the performance of his duties under subsection (1) of section 18, to enter and inspect at any time the premises in which the child or young person, as the case may be, is for the time being resident and to question any person or persons as he may consider necessary.
(2)
Any person obstructing a Monitoring Officer in the performance of his duties, shall be guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act, and shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding two years.
(3)
Where the person found guilty of obstructing a
Monitoring Officer under subsection (2) is the Foster Parent of the child or young person, in addition to the penalty imposed by that subsection, the Magistrate’s Court shall have the power to revoke the Foster Care Order issued in respect of such Foster Parent.