Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37) E+W

18 E+W The Child Abduction Act 1984 is amended as follows.

19 E+W In section 1(8) (offence of child abduction: modifications in relation to children remanded to local authority accommodation etc), for “to a local authority accommodation” substitute “ otherwise than on bail ”.

20 E+W In paragraph 2 of the Schedule (modifications of section 1 in case of children in places of safety etc)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), in paragraph (b) omit “section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969,”,

(b) in that sub-paragraph, at the end of paragraph (ba) insert “; or

(bb) remanded to local authority accommodation or youth detention accommodation under section 91 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.”, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “place of safety” insert “ , local authority accommodation or youth detention accommodation ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 20 wholly in force at 3.12.2012, see s. 151(1) and S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(j) (with art. 7(2)(3))