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Damage by person of unsound mind, child or person acting under duress.
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5.—The Principal Act is hereby amended, as respects damage caused after the passing of this Act, by the substitution of the following section for section 7:
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“7. It shall not be a defence to an application for compensation under the Malicious Injuries Acts, 1981 and 1986, merely to show that the damage to which the application relates was caused by a person of unsound mind, by a child or by a person acting under duress.”.
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