Section 251: Debauching youth

251. Debauching youth (1) Quiconque aura attenté aux (1) Any person who offends moeurs, en excitant, favorisant ou against morality, by habitually excitfacilitant habituellement la débauche ing, encouraging, or facilitating the ou la corruption de la jeunesse de debauchery or corruption of youth of l’un ou de l’autre sexe au-dessous either sex under the age of 18 shall de l’âge de 18 ans, sera puni d’une be punished by imprisonment for a peine d’emprisonnement qui n’excè- term not exceeding 10 years. dera pas 10 ans. (2) Si la prostitution ou la corrup- (2) Where such prostitution or tion a été excitée, favorisée ou facili- corruption has been excited, encourtée par leurs pères, mères, tuteurs aged or facilitated by the father, [Issue 2] C57 – 66 Revised Laws of Mauritius ou autres personnes chargées de mother, guardian or other person leur surveillance, la peine sera entrusted with the care of youth so l’emprisonnement, qui n’excèdera debauched, the punishment shall be pas 15 ans. imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years. (3) (a) Notwithstanding section 152 of the Criminal Procedure Act, any person charged under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable to the minimum penalties provided in that subsection. (b) Part X of the Criminal Procedure Act and the Probation of Offenders Act shall not apply to a person liable to be sentenced under paragraph (a). [S. 251 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 13 of 1998; s. 3 (g) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]