# Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991, Section 6: Attainment of age.


(1) The time at which a person attains a particular age expressed in years shall be taken to be the beginning of the relevant anniversary of the date of his birth.
(2) Where a person has been born on 29th February in a leap year, the relevant anniversary in any year other than a leap year shall be taken to be 1st March.
(3) The provisions of this section shall apply only to a relevant anniversary which occurs after the commencement of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/50/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/age-of-legal-capacity-scotland-act-1991/section-6
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