# Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, Section 71: Harbouring.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Any person who knowingly—
(a) assists or induces or persistently attempts to induce a child so to act as to be liable to be brought back in pursuance of either of the two last foregoing sections, or
(b) harbours or conceals a child so liable or prevents him from returning to a place or person mentioned in either of those sections,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/49/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-work-scotland-act-1968/section-71
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