Section 3F: Offence by child mentor

3F. Offence by child mentor (1) A child mentor who takes advantage of his position as a child mentor under a mentoring order and commits an offence under this Act or allows the commission of an offence under this Act, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to the appropriate sentence as provided for in section 18. (2) It shall not be a defence in any criminal case or action against a child mentor that he has been appointed as a child mentor under a mentoring order or registered as a child mentor by the Permanent Secretary. [S. 3F inserted by s. 4 of Act 40 of 2008 w.e.f. 20 December 2008.]