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Chapter:

212 PDFTitle:OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ORDINANCEGazette Number:
Section:26Heading:Exposing child whereby life is endangeredVersion Date:30/06/1997

Any person who unlawfully abandons or exposes any child, being under the age of 2 years, whereby the life of such child is endangered, or the health of such child is or is likely to be permanently injured, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable-

        (a) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years; or
        (b) on summary conviction to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4; 68 of 1995 s. 50)
[cf. 1861 c.100 s.27 U.K.]