# Child Abduction Act 1984, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W

(1) This paragraph applies in the case of a child who is in the care of a local authority within the meaning of the Children Act 1989in England or Wales.
(2) Where this paragraph applies, section 1 of this Act shall have effect as if—
(a) the reference in subsection (1) to the appropriate consent were a reference to the consent of the local authority . . . in whose care the child is; and
(b) subsections (3) to (6) were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/37/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-abduction-act-1984/schedule/paragraph-1
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