Section 47

Chapter VIII: . PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE. | Section 47: (1) When an act or omission would, if a person were under or over a certain age, be an offence punis 47. (1) When an act or omission would, if a person were under or over a certain age, be an offence punishable under this Act, and such person is in the opinion of the Court apparently under or over such age, it shall be on the accused to prove that such person is not under or over such age. (2) A declaration in writing by a certifying surgeon that he has personally examined a person employed in a factory and believes him to be under or over the age set forth in such declaration shall, for the purposes of this Act, be admissible as evidence of the age of that person. Cognizance of offences.