Section 26

Any person who, being a person having the care of a child, abuses, assaults, neglects, abandons or exposes the child in a manner likely to cause him physical or emotional injury or causes or permits him to be so abused, assaulted, neglected, abandoned or exposed, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to 7 years with 10 strokes of whipping or to a fine not exceeding

$20,000 or both.

(2}

The Court may, in lieu of or in addition to any punishment specified in subsection ( 1), order the person guilty of an offence under that subsection to execute a bond, with or without sureties, as the Court may determine, to be of good behaviour for such period as the Court thinks fit, and may include in such bond a condition requiring such person to undergo such counselling and psychotherapy as may be specified therein.

(3} If a person who is ordered to execute a bond of good behaviour under subsection (2) fails to comply with any of the conditions of such bonds, he shall -

(a} if such bond is in lieu of a penalty under subsection (1), be liable to the penalty provided for in that subsection; or

A parent, guardian or other person legally liable to maintain a child shall be deemed to have neglected him in a manner likely to cause him physical or emotional injury if, being able to provide from his own resources, he fails to provide adequate food, clothing, medical or dental treatment, lodging, or care for such child.

A person may be convicted of an offence against this section notwithstanding-

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(a} that suffering or injury to the health of the child in question or the likelihood of suffering or injury to the health of the child in question was avoided by the action of another person; or