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 In England and Wales, it has been repealed and replaced by the Child Abduction Act 1984.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:
“Your child should feel entitled to cry when you leave; crying is a natural thing for a child to do when she feels bad. The fact that your child cries when you go doesn’t mean she will never like day care. It just means she wants you to stay.”
—Amy Laura Dombro (20th century)
“All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal?”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)