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STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1974 - SECT 14

Additional orders

(1)  In an order made under section 13 , a court may make such other orders as it considers necessary or desirable –
(a) to enable the parentage testing procedure to be carried out; or
(b) to make the parentage testing procedure more effective or reliable.
(2)  An order under subsection (1) may also require a person to –
(a) provide a bodily sample; or
(b) submit to a medical procedure; or
(c) provide information relevant to the person's medical or family history.
(3)  A court may make such orders as it considers just in relation to the costs incurred –
(a) in the carrying out of the parentage testing procedure; or
(b) in the carrying out of any orders made under this section or section 13 ; or
(c) in the preparation of reports in relation to information obtained as a result of carrying out that parentage testing procedure.
(4)  A person over the age of 18 years who fails to comply with an order is not liable to a penalty but the court may draw such inferences as it considers just in the circumstances.



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