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Children and Young Persons Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Protection of Children and Young Persons

7. Contribution to delinquency of child or young person

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2019. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

Any person who causes or procures any child or young person or, having the custody, charge or care of a child or young person, allows that child or young person to be in any place for the purpose of —

(a)

begging or receiving alms, or of inducing the giving of alms, whether or not there is any pretence of singing, playing, performing or offering anything for sale; or

(b)

carrying out of illegal hawking, illegal lotteries, gambling or other illegal activities or activities detrimental to the health or welfare of the child or young person,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2)

If a person having the custody, charge or care of a child or young person is charged with an offence under this section and it is proved that the child or young person was in any place for any such purpose and that the person charged allowed the child or young person to be in the place, the person is presumed to have allowed the child or young person to be in the place for that purpose unless the contrary is proved.[6