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Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
Part 1Preliminary
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Chapter 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017.
3—Act to bind, and impose criminal liability on, the Crown
(1) This Act binds the Crown in right of this jurisdiction and, in so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.
(2) The Crown is liable for an offence against this Act.
(3) If the Crown is guilty of an offence against this Act, the penalty that may be imposed on the Crown is the penalty that may be imposed on a body corporate.