Paragraph 17 Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 2 Pt. 4 para. 25 words inserted by Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) 2002 Sch. 1 para. 37(e) His ability to have regard to a child’s religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background. ← Paragraph 16 Paragraph 17 Paragraph 18 →