Section 200 Presumption of age.I1

England and Wales

(1)

This section applies for the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under section 198 or 199 of this Act.

(2)

In so far as it is material, the child in question shall be presumed to have been of compulsory school age at any time unless the parent proves the contrary.

(3)

Where a court is obliged by virtue of subsection (2) above to presume a child to have been of compulsory school age, section 95(1) of the M1Education Act 1944 (provisions as to evidence) does not apply.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1944 c. 31.

Commencement

I1: S. 200 wholly in force at 1.10.1993 see s. 308(3) and S.I. 1993/1975, art. 9, Sch. 1

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with savings in ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39); Sch. 13 paras. 6, 7 as saved continued (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/2267, reg. 2(2); and s. 154(4) expressed to be amended (11.9.1998) by 1998 c. 18, ss. 54(1), 55(2), Sch. 3 para. 25 (which amendment fell (1.4.1999) by reason of the repeal of the said Sch. 3 para. 25 by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch. 31; S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1)