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CHILD CAREAND PROTECTION
out, such medical examination of the child as the medical
practitioner thinks fit and shall, as soon as practicable, transmit a
report thereon to the court.
(3) No proceedings shall be brought against a medical
practitioner for anything done in good faith in accordance with
the provisions of this section.
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Disease
testing of
22.-(1) Where a person is charged with or convicted of an
convicted
offence in respect of a child, being-
offender.
(a) an offence under the Offences Against the Person Act,
namely section 40 (aggravated assaults on women or
children), 47 (defilement of female imbecile), 48
(carnal knowledge of girl under 12), 50 (above 12 and
under 16) or 53 (indecent assault, etc.); or
(b) any offence involving conduct likely to result in the
transmission of a communicable disease to a child,
the court may make an order requiring such person to submit to
medical examination and testing for the purpose of ascertaining
whether such person is the carrier of a communicable disease,
if the court is satisfied that such examination and testing is in the
best interests of the child.
(2) A person having knowledge or possession of
information relating to any examination or test carried out under
subsection (1) shall regard and deal with such irlformation as
secret and confidential; and any such person who communicates
or attempts to communicate such information to any person-
(a) other than to a person to whom he is authorized to
communicate it; or
(b) otherwise than for the purposes of this Act,
commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction
before a Resident Magistrate to a fine not exceeding one million
dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding twelve months.
(3)
An order made under this section may give directions
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