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CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION
written permission of the Minister.
(2)
A licensee shall forthwith notify the Minister if any
child is absent for more than twenty-four hours from his home
without the permission of the licensee.
(3)
A licensee shall forthwith notify the Minister of the
death of any child maintained in his home, or of the removal
therefrom of any such child.
(4)
A person who removes from a licensed home, without
the written permission of the Minister, any child received into
that home, commits an offence.
54.
At all reasonable times-
Power to
v~sit and
(a)
any person authorized by the Minister; or
inspect
homes.
(b)
an officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, not
below the rank of Deputy Superintendent,
may visit and inspect any home for the purpose of verifying that
the home is licensed, ensuring that the home is properly
administered and that the children therein are receiving adequate
care and attention.
55.
Where any person empowered under the provisions of
Warrant to
visit and
section
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to visit and inspect a home has been refused
inspect
admission to a home or to any place where he has reason to
believe that-
(a)
an unlicensed home is being maintained;
( b )
there is any contravention of any of the provisions of
this Part, the terms or conditions of any licence or any
directions given by the Minister thereunder; or
(c) any child is being maltreated, neglected or illegally
detained,
he may apply to a Justice of the Peace who may issue a warrant
authorizing the person, or any constable, to enter the home or
place at any time of the day or night and, with such assistance
and by such force as may be necessary, to carry out the visit and
inspection.
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