clothes, bedding and other necessaries for such child, so as thereby to injure
the health of the child, commits a misdemeanour.
158. Master not providing for servants or apprentices.
Any person who, being legally liable either as master or mistress to provide
for any apprentice or servant necessary food, clothing or lodging, wilfully
and without lawful excuse refuses or neglects to provide the same, or
unlawfully and maliciously does or causes to be done any bodily harm to
such apprentice or servant so that the life of such apprentice or servant is
endangered or that his or her health has been or is likely to be permanently
injured, commits a misdemeanour.
159. Child stealing.
(1) Any person who, with intent to deprive any parent, guardian or
other person who has the lawful care or charge of a child under the age of
fourteen years of the possession of such child—
(a) forcibly or fraudulently takes or entices away, or detains the
child; or
(b) receives or harbours the child, knowing it to have been so taken
or enticed away or detained,
commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
(2) It is a defence to a charge of any of the offences defined in this
section to prove that the accused person claimed in good faith a right to the
possession of the child, or in the case of an illegitimate child, is its mother or
claimed to be its father.
CHAPTER XVI—NUISANCES AND OFFENCES AGAINST HEALTH AND
CONVENIENCE.
160. Common nuisance.
(1) Any person who does an act not authorised by law or omits to
discharge a legal duty and thereby causes any common injury, or danger or
annoyance, or obstructs or causes inconvenience to the public in the exercise
of common rights, commits the misdemeanour termed a common nuisance
and is liable to imprisonment for one year.
(2)
It is immaterial that the act or omission complained of is
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