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Version of section 243 from 2019-09-19 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Concealing body of child

 Every person who in any manner disposes of the dead body of a child, with intent to conceal the fact that its mother has been delivered of it, whether the child died before, during or after birth, is guilty of

  • (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years; or

  • (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 243
  • 2019, c. 25, s. 82

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