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Section 4, The Prevention of Cruelty to Children Ordinance
Status not yet checkedThe Prevention of Cruelty to Children Ordinance, Sierra Leone
(l) If any person over the age of sixteen years, who has thecustody, charge, or care of any child, wilfully assaults, ill-treats,
neglects, abandons, or exposes such child or causes or procures
such child to be assaulted; ill-treated, neglected, abandoned, or
exposed, in a manner likely to cause such child unnecessary
suffering or injury to his health (including injury to or loss of
sight, or hearing, or limb or organ of the body and any mental
derangement), that person shall be guilty of a misdemeanour
and shall be liable-
(a) on conviction before the Supreme Court to a fine not
exceeding one hundred pounds, or alternatively, or in default
of payment of such fine, or in addition thereto, to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any period not
exceeding two years; and
(b) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twentyfive pounds, or alternatively, or in default of payment of
such fine, or in addition thereto, to imprisonment, with or
without hard labour, for any period not exceeding six months;
And for the purposes of this section a parent or other person
legally liable to maintain a child shall be deemed to have
neglected him in a manner likely to cause injury to his health if
he fails to provide adequate food, clothing, medical aid, or
lodging for the child.
Right of
parent, etc.,
to administer
punishment.
Acts of
cruelty.
Punishment.
Interference
of third party
on behalf of
Death of
Suffocation of
infants.
Abusing a
girl under
thirteen years
of age.
Abusing a
girl between
thirteen and
fourteen
years of age.
Allowing
children to be
in brothels.
Indecent
assault and
attempt to
have carnal
knowledge.
Procuration.
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(2) A person may be convicted of an offence under this
section notwithstanding that actual suffering or injury to
health, or the likelihood of such suffering or injury to health,
was obviated by the action of another person.
(3) A person may be convicted of an offence under this
section notwithstanding the death of the child in respect of
whom the offence is committed.
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