Section 2 Offence of abduction of child by other persons.C1

so as to remove him from the lawful control of any person having lawful control of the child; or

so as to keep him out of the lawful control of any person entitled to lawful control of the child.

where the father and mother of the child in question were married toF3, or civil partners of, each other at the time of his birth, the child’s father and mother;

where the father and mother of the child in question were not married toF4, or civil partners of, each other at the time of his birth, the child’s mother; and

any other person mentioned in section 1(2)(c) to (e) above.

where the father and mother of the child in question were not married toF5, or civil partners of, each other at the time of his birth—

that, at the time of the alleged offence, he believed that the child had attained the age of sixteen.