47Concealment of birth

47 Concealment of birth (1) A person who disposes of the dead body of a child (whether or not the child was born alive) with intent to conceal the child’s birth is 2 years. (2) It is a defence to a charge for an offence against subsection (1) if the accused satisfies the court or jury that the body disposed of had issued from the mother’s body before the end of the 28th week of pregnancy.