http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/96/2015-07-25Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015An Act to provide for a single jurisdiction for county courts and magistrates' courts; to amend the law on committal for trial; to provide for prosecutorial fines; to make provision in relation to victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings and investigations; to amend the law on criminal records and live links; to provide for violent offences prevention orders; to make other amendments relating to the administration of civil and criminal justice; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2023-12-122015-07-25PART 9MISCELLANEOUSCausing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm
96Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm(1)

Section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) after “dies” insert “ or suffers serious physical harm ”;

(b)

in paragraph (d) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(3)

In subsection (3)(a) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(4)

In subsection (4)(b) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(5)

In subsection (7) after “this section” insert “ of causing or allowing a person's death ”.

(6)

After that subsection insert—(8)

A person guilty of an offence under this section of causing or allowing a person to suffer serious physical harm is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine, or to both.

.

(7)

For the cross-heading before section 5 substitute “ Causing or allowing a child or vulnerable adult to die or suffer serious physical harm ”.

(8)

Schedule 6 (which contains amendments consequential on this section) has effect.

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