# Adoption and Children Act 2002, Paragraph 42: The Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37)


(1) Section 1 of the Child Abduction Act 1984 (offence of abduction of child by parent, etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2), after paragraph (c) there is inserted—
“(ca) he is a special guardian of the child; or”.
(3) In subsection (3)(a), after sub-paragraph (iii) there is inserted—
“(iiia) any special guardian of the child;”.
(4) In subsection (4), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted—
“(a) 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
(b) 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.”
(5) 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—
“(ia) who is a special guardian of the child; or”.
(6) In subsection (7)(a), after “ “guardian of a child,”” there is inserted “ “special guardian,” ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/38/schedule/3/paragraph/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-42
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