For the purposes of this Code the following shall be treated as the use
of force or as interference:
a) the administration of any substance harmful to health ;
b) desertion under section 282 ;
c) deprivation of nourishment or care, to a degree endangering health,
by a person having custody in law or in fact of another who is either
incapable of withdrawing himself from the said custody or incapable of
providing for himself.
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In force from 12 July 2016
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