Section 191Part 6 — Offences Against the Person
Responsibility of person who has charge of another
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191. It is the duty of every person who has charge of another who is unable by reason of age, sickness, unsoundness of mind, detention or other cause to withdraw themselves from such charge, and who is unable to provide themselves with the necessaries of life, whether the charge is undertaken under a contract, or is imposed by law, or arises by reason of any act, whether lawful or unlawful, of the person who has the charge, to provide for that other person the necessaries of life; and the person is held to have caused any consequences which result to the life or health of the other person by reason of any omission to perform that duty.