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Penal Code (Amendment) Act (No. 16 of 2006) - Sect 3

Insertion of new sections 286B and 286C in the principal enactment

3. The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 286A of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 286B and 286c of such enactment :-
286B.
(1) A person who provides a service by means of a computer shall take all such steps as are necessary to ensure that such computer facility is not used for the commission of an act constituting an offence relating to the sexual abuse of a child.
(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) who has knowledge of any such computer facility referred to in subsection (1) being used for the commission of an act constituting an offence relating to the sexual abuse of a child, shall forthwith inform the officer in charge of the nearest police station of such fact and give such information as may be in his possession with regard to such act and the identity of the alleged offender.
(3) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsections (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.
(4) In this section, "child" means a person under eighteen years of age.
286C.
(1) Any person who, having the charge, care, control or possession of any premises, has knowledge of such premises being used for the commission of an act constituting the abuse of a child, shall forthwith inform the officer in charge of the nearest police station of such fact.
(2) Any person referred to in subsection (1) who fails to inform the officer in charge of the nearest police station of the fact that such premises is being used for the commission of an act constituting the abuse of a child shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.
(3) In this section, "child" means a person under eighteen years of age.".

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