Section 441 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Court may determine age of child or young person in absence of evidence

441 Court may determine age of child or young person in absence of evidence (1) If, in any application or proceedings under this Act, the age of any child or young person is in question, the Court in which the application is made or the proceedings are brought shall, in the absence of sufficient evidence, fix the age of the child or young person, and the age so fixed shall, for the purposes of this Act, be the true age of that child or young person. (2) Every guardianship order or custody order made pursuant to this Act shall specify the age of the child or young person to whom it relates, and where the age of the child or young person is fixed under subsection (1) of this section, the order shall be endorsed to that effect. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 98