Child Care Act 1991
Presumption and determination of age.
32.— In any application for an order under Part III, IV or VI , the court shall make due inquiry as to the age of the person to whom the application relates and the age presumed or declared by the court to be the age of that person shall, until the contrary is proved, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the true age of that person.
Annotations:
Amendments:
F265
Inserted by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (19/2011), s. 18(a), not commenced as of date of revision.
F266
Inserted by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (19/2011), s. 18(b), not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C60
Prospective affecting provision: words inserted by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (19/2011), s. 18, not commenced as of date of revision.
Presumption and determination of age.
32.— In any application for an order under Part III, IV or VI , the court F265 [ , or for a special care order or an interim special care order under Part IVA (as amended by the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011), the High Court) ] shall make due inquiry as to the age of the person to whom the application relates and the age presumed or declared by the court F266 [ , or as the case may be, the High Court, ] to be the age of that person shall, until the contrary is proved, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the true age of that person.