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Offences against the Person.

and for the purposes of this section a parent or other person over the age of sixteen having the custody, charge or care of a child or young person under that age 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 or lodging for the child or young person, or if, being unable otherwise to provide such food, clothing or lodging, he knowingly and wilfully fails to take steps to procure the same to be provided by some authority, society or institution which undertakes to make such provision for necessitous children or young persons.

(2) A person may be convicted of an offence under this section, either on indictment or by a court of summary jurisdiction, 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, either on indictment or by a court of summary jurisdiction, notwithstanding the death of the child or young person in respect of whom the offence is committed. [26A

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bodily injury

powder, etc.

24 & 25 Vict.

c. 100, s. 28.

28. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously, by Causing, the explosion of gunpowder or any other explosive sub- by gun- stance, burns, maims, disfigures, disables, or does any grievous bodily harm to any person shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life, and, if a male-under the age of sixteen years, with or without [27 whipping...

Causing gun- powder to

29. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously— (a) causes any gunpowder or other explosive substance explode, etc.,

to explode; or

or throwing corrosive fluid, with

grievous

to be taken or intent to do

(b) sends or delivers to, or causes

received by, any person any explosive substance or any other dangerous or noxious thing; or (c) puts or lays at any place, or casts or throws at or upon or otherwise applies to any person, any corrosive fluid or any destructive or explosive substance,

with intent in any of such cases to burn, maim, disfigure, or disable any person or to do some grievous bodily harm to any person, shall, whether any bodily injury is effected

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bodily harm.

24 & 25 Vict.

c. 100, s. 29.

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