Child Stealing
Section 56 created the offence of child stealing. In England and Wales, it has been repealed and replaced by the Child Abduction Act 1984.
Read more about this topic: Offences Against The Person Act 1861
Famous quotes containing the words child and/or stealing:
“A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)
“This was like stealing thunder from a child.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)