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PART 10
Miscellaneous
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Provision relating to persons the subject of incorrect birth registration
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59. (1) For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that a person is the subject of an incorrect birth registration shall not affect—
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(a) the rights or liabilities acquired, or
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(b) the validity or consequences of an action done,
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in good faith by him or her.
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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the rights, liabilities, validity and consequences to which that subsection applies shall not be affected by the fact that they were acquired or the action concerned was done, as the case may be, by the person concerned—
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(a) in a particular name,
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(b) on the basis that he or she had attained a particular age, or
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(c) on the basis that a particular person was his or her parent or other relative.
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(3) For the avoidance of doubt, any rule of law, custom or practice by which a person may use a particular name applies to a person who is the subject of an incorrect birth registration.
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