s 30
In forceReckoning of age
Part IVWords and references in Acts
30 Reckoning of age
(1)
In the reckoning of age of a person for the purposes of any Act, the person must be taken to have attained a particular age on the relevant anniversary of the person's birth.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), if an Act refers to the anniversary of the birth of a person, that reference must be read as a reference to the day on which the anniversary occurs.
(3)
If a person was born on 29 February in any year, then, in any subsequent year that is not a leap year, the anniversary of the birth of that person is taken to be 28 February in that subsequent year.
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