Cap. 9 Art. 226Involuntary bodily harm.

(1) Where from any of the causes referred to in the last preceding article a bodily harm shall ensue, the offender shall, on conviction, be liable -

(a) if the harm is grievous and produces the effects mentioned in article 218, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine (multa) not exceeding four thousand and six hundred and fifty-eight euro and seventy-five cents (€4,658.75);

Provided that if the harm is grievous and produces the effects referred to in article 218 and is caused by a person driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in accordance with the Traffic Regulation Ordinance, he shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four (4) years or to a fine (multa) not exceeding eight thousand euro (€8,000), or to both such imprisonment and fine:

Provided further that for the purposes of article 225 and this article, the court shall not award the minimum punishment if a person has resulted positive to more than one (1) drug, or is under the influence of both a drug substance and alcohol.

(b) if the harm is grievous without the effects mentioned in article 218, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (€2,329.37): Provided that if the harm is grievous without the effects referred to in article 218 and is caused by a person driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in accordance with the Traffic Regulation Ordinance, he shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years or to a fine (multa) not exceeding five thousand euro (€5,000), or to both such imprisonment and fine.

(c) if the harm is slight, to the punishments established for contraventions.

(2) In the cases referred to in sub-article (1)(c), proceedings may only be taken on the complaint of the injured party.