Any person guilty of an offence under the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act relating to child life protection shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds, or to both such imprisonment and such fine, and the court may order any child in respect of which the offence was committed to be removed to a place of safety.
Section 217: Other offences under this Part of Act.
Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk
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Part VII: Notification of Births; Maternity and Child Welfare, and Child Life Protection.
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