# Offences against the Person Act 1861, Section 27: Exposing children whereby life is endangered.


Whosoever shall unlawfully abandon or expose any child, being under the age of two years, whereby the life of such child shall be endangered, or the health of such child shall have been or shall be likely to be permanently injured, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable . . . to be kept in penal servitude . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offences-against-the-person-act-1861/section-27
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