6 Offence in Scotland of parent, etc taking or sending child out of United Kingdom
Child Abduction Act 1984 (1984 c 37) | Legislation

Part II Offence under Law of Scotland

6  Offence in Scotland of parent, etc taking or sending child out of United Kingdom

(1)     Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, a person connected with a child under the age of sixteen years commits an offence if he takes or sends the child out of the United Kingdom—

(a)     without the appropriate consent if there is in respect of the child—

(i)     an order of a court in the United Kingdom awarding custody of the child to any person [or naming any person as the person with whom the child is to live]; or

(ii)     an order of a court in England, Wales or Northern Ireland making the child a ward of court;

(b)     if there is in respect of the child an order of a court in the United Kingdom prohibiting the removal of the child from the United Kingdom or any part of it.

(2)

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