Section 47. Disputes as to age

47. Disputes as to age.— (1) If any question arises between the Chief Inspector or Inspector and the manager of any mine as to whether any person is a child or an adolescent the question shall, in the absence of a certificate as . to the age of such person granted in the prescribed manner, be referred by the Chief Inspector or the Inspector for decision to a qualified medical practitioner. (#) Every certificate as to the age of a person which has been granted in the prescribed manner and any certificate granted by a qualified medical practition.er on a reference under sub-section (2) shall for the purposes of this Act, bfc conclusive evidence as to the age of the person to whom it relates.