44.-(1) It shall be the duty of the Director to detail welfare officers to visit from time to time any foster children and the premises in which they are being kept in order to satisfy themselves as to the health and welfare of the children and to give any necessary advice or directions as to the care of their health and maintenance.
(2) If a person who undertakes the nursing and maintenance of a foster child refuses to allow any such visitor or other duly authorised person to visit or examine the child or the premises in which the child is kept he shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding .450 or to both such imprisonment and fine.
(3) If any welfare officer or other person authorized to visit foster children by the Director is refused admission to any premises in contravention of this Part or has reason to believe that a child under the age of sixteen is being kept in any premises in contravention of this Part he may apply to the Court of the District where the foster child is and the Court, if satisfied, on sworn information, in writing, that admission has been so refused, or that there is reasonable ground for believing that an offence under this Part has been committed, may grant a warrant authorizing the welfare officer or other person to enter the premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether any such offence as aforesaid has been committed and if any person obstructs any welfare officer or other person acting in pursuance of such warrant he shall be liable to six months imprisonment or a fine not exceeding .450 or to both such imprisonment and fine.