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Section 156: How Courts Determine a Child's Age in Uganda

156.Presumption by court of age to be conclusive evidence of person's age

(1)An order or judgment of the court shall not be invalidated by any subsequent proof that the age of the person has not been correctly stated to the court, and the age presumed or declared by the court to be the age of that person shall be deemed to be that person's true age for the purposes of the proceedings.

(2)A certificate signed by a medical officer as to the age of a person under eighteen years of age shall be evidence of that age.

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If a child is involved in a court case, the court will decide their age based on available information. That age will be treated as correct for that c...

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