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    In England and Wales, what is the date of the legal birthday for someone born on 29th February?

    Question #125205. Asked by iwa2. (Feb 21 12 4:12 AM)


    delboy22

    		Feb 28

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_would_your_birthday_be_if_you_were_born_on_feb_29

    Feb 21 12, 5:10 AM
    AyatollahK

    		Although the referenced Wiki site says exactly what delboy22 says, I'm not sure this is correct, because British election law says that someone born on Feb. 29 in a leap year officially turns 18 as of March 1 in the appropriate non-leap year.

    http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/43954/Part-B-Entitlement-to-register-March-2010.pdf

    See section 8.3 in the link above.

    Feb 21 12, 2:33 PM

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