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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1968 - SECT 29

Exposing children under twelve to risk of burning.

29.(1) If any person who has attained the age of sixteen, having the custody,
charge or care of any child under the age of twelve, allows the child to be in
any room containing an open fire or any heating appliance liable to cause
injury to a person by contact therewith, not sufficiently protected to guard
against the risk of his being burnt or scalded, without taking reasonable
precautions against that risk, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

(2) Where by reason of a contravention of subsection (1) a child is killed or
suffers serious injury no proceedings taken under this section shall affect
any liability of any such person to be proceeded against by indictment for any
indictable offence.


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