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Amendment of section 5 of the Principal Act.
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7.—(1) Sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Principal Act is hereby amended in the following respects and the said section shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:—
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(a) by the insertion in the said sub-section of the words “or is about to be” before the word “kept”;
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(b) by the deletion of paragraph (b) and the insertion of the following paragraph in lieu of the paragraph so deleted, that is to say:—
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“(b) by any person who, by reason of ill-health, age, infirmity, negligence, ignorance, inebriety, immorality, criminal conduct, or other similar cause is incapable of looking after it or unfit to have the care of it; or”.
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(2) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the making of orders under section 5 of the Principal Act by the District Court, that is to say:—
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(a) A Justice of the District Court may make any such order at any place in his District;
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(b) an application for any such order may, if the Justice is satisfied that the urgency of the matter so requires, be heard and an order made thereon by the Justice elsewhere than at a public sitting of the District Court;
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(c) an application for any such order may, on proof to the satisfaction of the Justice of imminent danger to the health or well-being of the infant to whom the application relates, be made, heard, and determined exparte.
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