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Status of Children Act 1996
18Parentage presumptions cannot be relied on by prosecutors
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18 Parentage presumptions cannot be relied on by prosecutors
18 Parentage presumptions cannot be relied on by prosecutors
Despite any other provision of this Act, a prosecutor cannot rely in any criminal proceedings on a presumption arising under this Act to prove the parentage of a child.