55Meaning of “child”

1

In this Act, “child” means (subject to subsection (2)) a person who—

a

has not attained the age of 16, or

b

has not attained the age of 20 and satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed.

2

A person who is or has been party to a marriage or civil partnership is not a child for the purposes of this Act.

3

For the purposes of subsection (2), “marriage” and “civil partnership” include a void marriage and a void civil partnership respectively.