Section 210 — Crimes Act 1961: Abduction of young person under 16

210 Abduction of young person under 16 (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, with intent to deprive a parent or guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of a young person of the possession of the young person, unlawfully takes or entices away or detains the young person. (2) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who receives a young person, knowing that he or she has been unlawfully taken or enticed away or detained with intent to deprive a parent or guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of him or her of the possession of him or her. (3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) ,— (a) it is immaterial whether the young person consents, or is taken or goes or is received at his or her own suggestion; and (b) it is immaterial whether the offender believes the young person to be of or over the age of 16. (4) In this section young person means a person under the age of 16 years. Compare: 1908 No 32, ss 229, 230; 1941 No 10, part Schedule; 1952 No 42, s 3 Subsection (4) was inserted, as from 2 July 1999, by section 4 Crimes (Home Invasion) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 75). Subsection (4) was repealed, as from 30 June 2002, by section 164(b) Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9). See sections 148 to 160 Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9) for the savings and transitional provisions. See clause 2 Sentencing Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/176). Section 210 was substituted, as from 20 May 2005, by section 9 Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41). See sections 12 and 13 of that Act for the transitional provisions.