Power of School Community Liaison Officers, etc. to enter any place for making enquiries

(1) A School Community Liaison Officer or any person duly authorized by the Chief Education Officer, upon first asking for permission to enter, may enter any yard, house, building or place between the hours of eight o’clock in the morning and five o’clock in the evening of any day of the week except weekends and public holidays to make enquiries as to any child there residing or employed. (2) Subject to the provisions of sections 65 (1) to 65 (2) of this Act, Everyone who, 56 (a) wilfully hinders or obstructs such persons as mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, in the performance of their duty under this (b) wilfully makes any false representations to such persons with respect to the age or employment of a child who is under the compulsory school age; or (c) wilfully refuses to afford to such persons reasonably requiring it, any information that he possesses as to the age or employment of a child who is under the compulsory school age, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. (3) A member of the Police Department shall, when called upon by a School Community Liaison Officer or persons duly authorized by the Chief Education Officer, render such assistance as such officer may need in the performance of his functions under this Act.