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Offences and related provisions
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2. (1) An adult who, knowing that a person is a child or being reckless as to whether a person who is a child is a child—
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(a) compels, coerces or directs the child, or
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(b) deceives the child,
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for the purpose of causing that child to engage in criminal activity, shall be guilty of an offence.
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(2) An adult who, knowing that a person is a child or being reckless as to whether a person who is a child is a child—
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(a) induces or invites, or
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(b) aids, abets, counsels or procures,
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the child for the purpose of causing that child to engage in criminal activity, shall be guilty of an offence.
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(3) An adult may be convicted of an offence under this section irrespective of whether the child concerned—
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(a) engaged in the criminal activity concerned,
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(b) intended to engage in the criminal activity concerned, or
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(c) has been prosecuted for, or found guilty of, any offence constituted by the criminal activity concerned.
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(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
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