SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Minor and consequential amendments
I142The Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37)
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Section 1 of the Child Abduction Act 1984 (offence of abduction of child by parent, etc.) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (2), after paragraph (c) there is inserted—
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he is a special guardian of the child; or
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In subsection (3)(a), after sub-paragraph (iii) there is inserted—
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any special guardian of the child;
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In subsection (4), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted—
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he is a person in whose favour there is a residence order in force with respect to the child, and he takes or sends the child out of the United Kingdom for a period of less than one month; or
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he is a special guardian of the child and he takes or sends the child out of the United Kingdom for a period of less than three months.
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In subsection (5A), the “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) is omitted, and after that sub-paragraph there is inserted—
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who is a special guardian of the child; or
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In subsection (7)(a), after “ “guardian of a child,”” there is inserted “
“special guardian,”
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