66 Child cruelty offence
Serious Crime Act 2015 (2015 c 9) | Legislation

Part 5 Protection of Children and Others

Protection of children

66  Child cruelty offence

(1)     Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cruelty to persons under 16) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1)—

(a)     after “ill-treats” insert “(whether physically or otherwise)”;

(b)     after “ill-treated” insert “(whether physically

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