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Persons with Disabilities Act · s 19

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s 19Abuse of persons with disabilities

A person who knowingly or wilfully abuses a person with disabilities without causing grievous bodily harm to the person with disabilities is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years with or without whipping not exceeding 10 strokes or both.