Attendance of child at hearing

(1) In any proceedings in which a court is hearing an application for an order under this Act, or is considering whether to make such an order, the court may order the child concerned to attend such stage or stages of the proceedings as may be specified in the order. (2) The power conferred by subsection (1) of this section, shall be exercised in accordance with any rules of court. (3) Subsections (4) to (6) of this section apply where, (a) an order under subsection (1) of this section has not been complied with; or (b) the court has reasonable cause to believe that it will not be complied with. (4) The court may make an order authorising a police (a) to take charge of the child and to bring him to court; and 87 (b) to enter and search any premises specified in the order if he has reasonable cause to believe that the child may be found on the premises. (5) The court may order any person who is in a position to do so to bring the child to court. (6) Where the court has reason to believe that a person has information about the whereabouts of the child, it may order him to disclose that information to the court.