(1) Whosoever removes from the custody of one or both of his parents or his guardian or denies them access to

1.  a person under eighteen years of age by force, threat of serious harm or deception; or

2.  a child, without being a relative,

shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine.

(2) Whosoever

1.  removes a child from the custody of one or both of his parents or his guardian in order to take him abroad; or

2.  denies access to him abroad after having removed him there or the child having gone there,

shall incur the same penalty.

(3) In cases under subsection (1) No 2 and subsection (2) No 1 above the attempt shall be punishable.

(4) The penalty shall be imprisonment from one to ten years if the offender

1.  by the offence places the victim in danger of death or serious injury or of a substantial impairment of his physical or mental development; or

2.  commits the offence for material gain or with the intent of enriching himself or a third person.

(5) If by the offence the offender causes the death of the victim the penalty shall be imprisonment of not less than three years.

(6) In less serious cases under subsection (4) above the penalty shall be imprisonment from six months to five years, in less serious cases under subsection (5) above imprisonment from one to ten years.

(7) The abduction may only be prosecuted upon request in cases under subsections (1) to (3) above unless the prosecuting authority considers propio motu that prosecution is required because of special public interest.