Child Care Protection Act

CHILD CAREAND PROTECTION

under this section committed-

(a)

in the parish of Kingston or in the parish of Saint

Andrew, shall be triable by the Family Court-

Corporate Area Region; and

(b)

in a parish within the geographical jurisdiction of a

Family Court established pursuant to Part

of the

Judicature (Family Court) Act shall, be triable by that

Family Court.

(3)

Subsection

(2)

does not apply to any offence

mentioned in Part

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or in paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of this

section.

(4)

A person who commits an offence under subsection

(1)

(a)

(e)

is liable upon summary conviction before a

Resident Magistrate to a fine not exceeding five hundred

thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six

months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

89.

Any person who commits an offence against this Act or

penalty.

any regulations made hereunder, for which no special

punishment is provided, shall be liable on summary conviction

before a Resident Magistrate or a Judge of a Family Court (as

the case may require) to a fine not exceeding two hundred and

fifty thousand dollars, and in default of payment to

imprisonment with hard labour for a term not exceeding three

months.

90.

A correctional order, a fit person order (other than an

Fms.

interim order) a contribution order, and an order under section

31 (affiliation order) shall be in the appropriate form set out in

the Fifth Schedule, and such forms may be amended or revoked

Fifth

Schedule.

and different forms may additionally be prescribed by

regulations made under section 91.

91.-41) The Minister may, subject to affirmative resolution,

Re@'ations

make regulations generally for giving effect to the provisions of

this Act, and, without prejudice to such general power, may

make regulations-

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