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Act (3) A person who knows or has reason to believe that a person has committed or intends to commit an offence under this Act against a child or a vulnerable person, and does not report the matter to police, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five thousand currency points or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years.

(4) A person who makes a report referred to in this section shall be treated as a whistle-blower in accordance with the Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2010 and shall be protected from victimisation.

(5) This section shall not apply to an advocate under the Advocates Act.

15. False sexual allegations

(1) A person who intentionally makes false or misleading allegations against another person to the effect that the person has committed an offence under this Act commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year.

(2) In this section, an allegation is false or misleading if at any stage of investigation or prosecution, it is proved that the alleged act did not take place or the information was reported maliciously.

16. Rehabilitation of homosexual

(1) The court may, upon convicting a person of the offence of homosexuality, order the provision of social services for purposes of rehabilitating the convicted person.

(2) The services referred to in subsection (1) may be provided by the prisons service or by a probation, social and welfare officer of the area where the convicted person is serving his or her sentence.

17. Regulations

The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for better carrying out the provisions of this Act.