# Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Paragraph 4

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Article 3 (offence of abduction of child by parent, etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca) he is a special guardian of the child; or”.
(3) In paragraph (2A), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a) the person is a person in whose favour there is a residence order in force with respect to the child, and the person takes or sends the child out of the United Kingdom for a period of less than one month; or
(b) the person is a special guardian of the child and takes or sends the child out of the United Kingdom for a period of less than three months.”.
(4) In paragraph (3A)(a)—
(a) omit the “or” at the end of head (i);
(b) after that head insert—
“(ia) who is a special guardian of the child; or”.
(5) In paragraph (5)—
(a) in the definition of “the appropriate consent”, in sub-paragraph (a) after head (iii) insert—
“(iiia) any special guardian of the child;”;
(b) after ““guardian of a child”,” insert ““special guardian”,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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