Section 3
of Children and Young Persons Act 1947
Section 3
If any person over t e age of fourteen years, Punishment who has the custody, charge or care of any child or £or ci:uelty any person over the age of ei hteen years who has'the !~dch;~~;
custody ch_arge or care of an young person, wilfully persorut.
assaults, ill-treats, neglects abandons or exposes su?h child or young person o. causes or procures such child or young person to ·b assaulted, ill-treated, neglected, abandoned or exp sed, in a manner likely to cause such child or yo ng person U:Q.necessary suffering or injury to his he 1th (including injury to or loss of sight, or hearing, r limb, or organ of the body, and any mental derang ment), that person shall be guilty of an offence, and li ble to imprisonment for a term which may extend to t o years or to a fine not exceeding one thousand doll rs, or to both sU:ch im-prisonment and fine, and f r the purposes of this section a parent or other erson legally liab~.e to maintain · a child or. young p so~ shall be d~.e~e~ to have neglected him in a mann r likely to cause 1nJ~ry to his health, if he wilful y neglects to I?rovide adequate food, clothing, med cal aid, or lodging for the child or young person .
. ~2) A person may he convi ted of an offence _under,
~h~s section, notwithstanding hat actual suffer~ng or
~nJury to health, or the likeli od of su~h · suffering or ·
lUJury to health, was obviated y the action of another
Person
· \3) A person ·may be convic ed of an offence under this sect10n, notwithstanding the death of the chi~d or young person in respect whom the offence is .
committed.
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Begging.
Detention of child in a place of safety.
No. 3·3 OF 1947.
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the trial of a person over th
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Upon rs charged wi culpable homic~ age 0
four teen y~a ro he had the c stody, charge or 1de of !
child of w ~al of any perso over t~e. age of e~are, or upon th~ tried with culpa le hom1c1de of a ighteell.
-years c f~hom he had the usto~y, ch~rge or c Yollng persllonb o lawful for the C urt, if satisfied th are, it sha de . guilty of an off nee under this sect~t the accuse 1s
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t of such chil or ung person, to find in respecd guilty of such offen e.
the accuse