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Deliberate or reckless spreading of HIV/AIDS defined
Cap. 101, s. 73A · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A person deliberately or recklessly spreads HIV/AIDS if the person does any act specified in sub-section (2) or (3).
(2) Sub-section (1) applies where the person–
(a) knows that he is infected with HIV/AIDS; and
(b) does a sexual act with another person which involves bodily contact and is capable of transmitting bodily fluids; and
(c) does not inform the other person that he is infected with HIV/AIDS.
(3) Sub-section (1) applies where the person–
(a) knows that he is infected with HIV/AIDS; and
(b) donates blood or does anything not provided in sub-section (2) which is likely to cause another person to be infected with HIV/AIDS.
(4) In this section “sexual act” means vaginal, oral or anal 73
Amended by: 42 of 2001
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