Cap. 569 Art. 8Reporting. Cap. 9.

(1) Any person who has reason to believe that a child, born or to be born, is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm, shall report the circumstances on which the belief or suspicion is based to the Director or the Executive Police.

(2) Any person who, in the course of his or her work, whether voluntary or paid, comes in contact with a child and has reason to believe that the child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm, shall, with immediate effect report to the Director or the Executive institution shall record in writing the report and shall, without delay, and in no case not later than one working day from receipt of the report, refer the report to the Director or the Executive Police.

(3) Any person who, in the course of his or her work, whether voluntary or paid, comes in contact with a pregnant woman and has reason to believe that the unborn child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm, shall, without delay and not later than two days from the day on which significant harm, or risk thereof, is ascertained, report to the Director and the Director shall provide, or make arrangements to provide, such services as are deemed to be necessary to support the woman and child: Provided that all efforts shall be made to keep the woman and the child together after the birth of the child, unless this is manifestly contrary to the safety and well-being of the child.

(4) Any person referred to in sub-articles (2) and (3) who fails to make a report shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of four months to one year or to a fine (multa) not exceeding five thousand euro (€5,000), or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(5) Without prejudice to any other punishment to which the offender may be liable under any other law, any person who maliciously makes a report shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of four months to one year or a fine (multa) not exceeding five thousand euro (€5,000), or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(6) For the purposes of this article and of other provisions of this Act "significant harm" includes abuse, neglect, ill treatment, exploitation, abandonment, exposure, and trafficking of any of the persons mentioned in sub-title VIII BIS of Title VIII of Book First of the Criminal Code.