s. 15A means— serious injury S. 15 def. of serious injury (a) an injury (including the cumulative substituted by effect of more than one injury) that— Nos 58/2008 s. 10(2), 6/2013 s. 3(b). (i) endangers life; or (ii) is substantial and protracted; or (b) the destruction, other than in the course of a medical procedure, of the foetus of a pregnant woman, whether or not the woman suffers any other harm; means a female person of any age. S. 15 def. of woman woman inserted by No. 58/2008 s. 10(1). 15A Causing serious injury intentionally in S. 15A inserted by circumstances of gross violence No. 6/2013 s. 4. (1) A person must not, without lawful excuse, intentionally cause serious injury to another person in circumstances of gross violence. Penalty: Level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum). (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), any one of the following constitutes circumstances of gross violence— (a) the offender planned in advance to engage in conduct and at the time of planning— (i) the offender intended that the conduct would cause a serious injury; or (ii) the offender was reckless as to whether the conduct would cause a serious injury; or (iii) a reasonable person would have foreseen that the conduct would be likely to result in a serious injury;
S. 15 def. of serious injury substituted by Nos 58/2008 s. 10(2), 6/2013 s. 3(b). serious injury means— (a) an injury (including the cumulative effect of more than one injury) that— (i) endangers life; or (ii) is substantial and protracted; or (b) the destruction, other than in the course of a medical procedure, of the foetus of a pregnant woman, whether or not the woman suffers any other harm; S. 15 def. of woman inserted by No. 58/2008 s. 10(1). woman means a female person of any age. S. 15A inserted by No. 6/2013 s. 4. 15A Causing serious injury intentionally in circumstances of gross violence s. 15A (1) A person must not, without lawful excuse, intentionally cause serious injury to another person in circumstances of gross violence. Penalty: Level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum). (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), any one of the following constitutes circumstances of gross violence— (a) the offender planned in advance to engage in conduct and at the time of planning— (i) the offender intended that the conduct would cause a serious injury; or (ii) the offender was reckless as to whether the conduct would cause a serious injury; or (iii) a reasonable person would have foreseen that the conduct would be likely to result in a serious injury;
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