CAP. 141 Children [Rev. 2012] (4) A person may be convicted of an offence under this section notwithstanding that actual suffering or injury to health, or the likelihood of actual suffering or injury to health, of the child was obviated by the action of another person, or the child in question has died. (5) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of any parent or other person having the lawful control or charge of a child to administer reasonable punishment on him. 128. Warrants for search of children (1) If it appears to a magistrate on information laid by at least two persons who, in the opinion of the magistrate are acting in the interests of a child, that there is reasonable cause to suspect— (a) that one of the offences specified in the Third Schedule has been or is about to be committed against a child; or (b) that a child is in need of care and protection, the magistrate may issue a warrant authorising any police officer of or above the rank of Inspector and named therein to search for the child, and, if it appears to such police officer that any offence as aforesaid has been or is being or is about to be committed against the child or that he is in need of care and protection, to take him to and accommodate him in a place of safety until he can be brought before a court. (2) Any police officer of or above the rank of Inspector authorised by warrant under this section to search for any child may enter (if need be by force) any house, building or other place specified in the warrant, and, subject as aforesaid, may remove the child therefrom. (3) A police officer executing a warrant under this section shall take with him any person laying or joining in laying information who desires to accompany the officer, unless the magistrate issuing the warrant otherwise directs, and may also, if such magistrate so directs, be accompanied by a medical practitioner. (4) It shall not be necessary in any information or warrant under this section to name the child. (5) A magistrate issuing a warrant under this section may by the same warrant cause any person accused of an offence against the child to be apprehended and brought before a court, and proceedings to be taken against such person according to law. (6) A refusal to allow the Director, a children’s officer or an approved officer to enter any place or dwelling in the exercise of his powers under this Act shall for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section be deemed to be a reasonable cause to suspect that a child therein is in need of care and protection. (7) The provisions of this section shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of those of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 75) in relation to entry of premises and arrest of persons. [Issue 1] C15 - 60