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Child Care Act 1991
Presumption and determination of age.
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.
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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.