Child Care Act 1991

Presumption and determination of age.

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32.—In any application for an order under Part III, IV or VI, the court F285[, 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 F286[, 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.

Annotations

Amendments:

F285

Inserted (31.12.2017) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (19/2011), s. 18(a), S.I. No. 637 of 2017.

F286

Inserted (31.12.2017) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (19/2011), s. 18(b), S.I. No. 637 of 2017.

F287

Substituted by Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), s. 80(u), not commenced as of date of revision.

Modifications (not altering text):

C66

Prospective affecting provision: section amended by Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), s. 80(u), not commenced as of date of revision.

32.—In any application for an order under Part III, IV or VI, the court F285[, 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 F287[Family 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 F286[, or as the case may be, the F287[Family 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.