Clause 18
Amendment of section 43
of Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 18 of 49
Clause 18
Section 43 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Where the court or a police officer dealing with any person by whom an offence is alleged to have been committed is in doubt as to the exact age of that person, the certificate of a registered medical practitioner who has assessed that person, stating to the effect that, in his opinion, that person has or has not attained a specified age, may be given in evidence.”.