§ THE LORD CHANCELLORMy Lords, I beg leave to introduce a Bill to amend the law relating to the age of majority, to persons who have not attained that age and to the time when a particular age is attained; to amend the law relating to the property rights of illegitimate children and of other persons whose relationship is traced through an illegitimate link; to make provision for the use of blood tests for the purpose of determining the paternity of any person in civil proceedings; to make provision with respect to the evidence required to rebut a presumption of legitimacy and illegitimacy; and for connected purposes. I beg to move that the Bill be now read a first time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read la.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Bill read la, and to be printed.