Brits

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Durban

a

child younger than 14 years

a

child younger than seven years

a

child younger than 18 years

a

child younger than one year

sterilisation

termination of pregnancy

21

22

19

20

12 years

21

years

16 years

18 years

have rights and duties.

be held accountable for crimes and delicts.

perform valid juristic acts.

appear in court as a party to a lawsuit.

He

successfully applies to be identified as the child’s father or pays damages in

terms of customary law.

He lives with the child’s mother in a permanent

life partnership when the child is born.

He

enters into a civil marriage or a civil union with the child’s mother after the

child’s birth.

is voidable unless the seller agrees to uphold it.

is voidable unless it

is upheld by the consumer’s guardian.

is voidable at the option of the consumer.

If both parents are deceased, notice of birth must

be given by the child’s next-of-kin or legal guardian.

Where possible, both the father and the mother

should register the birth of their child.

The

Attorney General must be notified of the birth of every child who was born

alive.

a severly deformed baby

a person who is 18 years old

a

conceived, but unborn baby

a

child who is attending primary school