# Education (Scotland) Act 1980, Section 85: Presumption of age.


Where in any proceedings under this Act the prosecutor alleges that any person whose age is material to the proceedings is under, of, or over, any age, then, unless the contrary is proved, the court may presume that person to be under, of, or over, the age alleged.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/85 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980/section-85
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