Article 14A “Duties of probation officers”F1

to supervise the persons placed under their supervision and to advise, assist and befriend those persons;

to enquire in accordance with any direction of the court into the circumstances or home surroundings of any person with a view to assisting the court in determining the most suitable method of dealing with him; and

to perform such other duties as may be prescribed or imposed by or under any statutory provision or as the Probation Board may direct.