An Act to amend the criminal law relating to the abduction of children.
Citation
1984 c. 37
Dates
Royal assent
12 July 1984
Commencement
12 October 1984[2]
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates offences that replace, in England and Wales, the offence of child stealing under section 56 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861.
^The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 13(1) of this Act.
^The Child Abduction Act 1984, section 13(2)
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