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Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997
104Power of police officer to enforce order by removing child
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### 104 Power of police officer to enforce order by removing child
> [*\[Section 104 Substituted by No. 64 of 2013, s. 40, Applied:01 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-01/act-2013-064#GS40@EN)
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> > (1) For the purposes of enforcing any order of the Court, an authorised police officer may, after obtaining a warrant, remove from any place a child who is under the guardianship, or in the custody, of any person (including the Secretary) using such force (including breaking into premises) as is reasonably necessary for that purpose.
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> > (2) A magistrate may issue a warrant for the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS104@Gs1@EN) if the magistrate is satisfied that –
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> > > > (a) reasonable steps have been taken to remove the child without a warrant and without using force and those steps have been unsuccessful; or
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> > > > (b) there are reasonable grounds for concern for the safety of the child.