Child Abduction Act 1984
Child Abduction Act 1984 (1984 c. 37)
- Child Abduction Act 1984 (1984 c. 37)
- Part I Offences under Law of England and Wales
- 1 Offence of abduction of child by parent, etc.
- 2 Offence of abduction of child by other persons.
- 3 Construction of references to taking, sending and detaining.
- 4 Penalties and prosecutions.
- 5 Restriction on prosecutions for offence of kidnapping.
- Part II Offence under Law of Scotland
- 6 Offence in Scotland of parent, etc. taking or sending child out of United Kingdom.
- 7 Power of arrest.
- 8 Penalties and prosecutions.
- 9 Proof and admissibility of certain documents.
- 10 Evidence.
- Part III Supplementary
- 11 Consequential amendments and repeals.
- 12 Enactment of corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.
- 13 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULE Modifications of Section 1 for Children in Certain Cases
- Children in care of local authorities and voluntary organisations
- Children in places of safety
- Adoption and custodianship
- Cases within paragraphs 1 and 3
- Interpretation
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