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Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 14

Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 14

s 14 Restrictions on children and young persons taking part in public entertainment

14.—(1) No child or young person may take part in any public entertainment —(a) which is of an immoral nature; (b) which is dangerous to life or prejudicial to the health, physical fitness and kind treatment of the child or young person; or (c) without the consent of his or her parent or guardian. (2) Any person who causes or procures such a child or young person, or being his or her parent or guardian allows the child or young person, to take part in any public entertainment in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[3/2011] (3) If the person convicted under subsection (2) is the holder of a licence under the Public Entertainments Act 1958, the court may also order the cancellation of the licence or its suspension for such period as the court may think fit.[28/2017] (4) In this section —“entertainment” includes an exhibition or performance; “public entertainment” means an entertainment to which the public or any section of the public is admitted or in connection with which a charge, whether for admission or otherwise, is made.[11

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