law: Children Act, 1960
  53. Appointment of officers
  (1) The Administrator
  
  may appoint as many probation officers, officers for the inspection of special
  
  schools, children's homes, observation homes or after-care organizations and
  
  such other officers as he may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of
  
  this Act.
  (2) It shall be the
  
  duty of the probation officer-
  (a) to inquire in accordance with the
  
  direction of a competent authority, into the antecedents and family history of
  
  any child accused of an offence, with a view to assist the authority in making
  
  the inquiry;
  (b) to visit neglected and delinquent children
  
  at such intervals as the probation officer may think fit;
  (c) to report to the competent authority as to
  
  the behavior of any neglected or delinquent child;
  (d) to advise and, assist neglected or delinquent
  
  children and, if necessary, endeavor to find them suitable employment;
  (e) where a neglected or delinquent child is
  
  placed under the care of any person on certain conditions, to see whether such
  
  conditions are being complied with; and
  (f) to perform such
  
  other duties as may be prescribed.
  (3) Any officer
  
  empowered in this behalf by the Administrator may enter any special school,
  
  children’s home, observation home, or after-care organization and make a
  
  complete inspection thereof in all its departments and of all papers, registers
  
  and accounts relating thereto and shall submit the report of such inspection to
  
  the Administrator.