Youth Justice Act 1997
6Determining age
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6 Determining age
(1) In determining the age of a person, a court or police officer –
(a) must act on the best evidence or information that is reasonably available; but
(b) in the absence of any such evidence or information, may estimate the age of the person and act on that estimate.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) , a statement in a complaint that a person is of a particular age is evidence that the person is that age.
(3) If, in any proceedings before a court, it becomes apparent to that court that the person who is the subject of those proceedings should, by reason of age, be dealt with in some other court, the court may remand that person to appear in the appropriate court.