Section 5

Any person who causes or procures any child, or, having the custody, charge or care of a child, allows that child to be in any street, premises or place for the purpose of begging or receiving alms, or of inducing the giving of alms whether or not there is any pretence of singing, playing, performing, offering anything for sale or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $250 or to imprisonment for 3 months or to both.

If a person having the custody, charge or care of a child is charged with an offence under this section, and it is proved that the child was in any street, premises or place for any such purpose, and that the person charged allowed the child to be in the street, premises or place, he shall be presumed to have allowed him to be in the street, premises or place for that purpose unless the contrary is proved.