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FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1990

AGE ORDINANCE COMES INTO EFFECT IN OCTOBER

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THE AGE OF MAJORITY (RELATED PROVISIONS) CONE INTO OPERATION ON OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR, THE TODAY' FRIDAY).

ORDINANCE GOVERNMENT

1990 WILL ANNOUNCED

COUNCIL ON

THE ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE MAY 16 THIS YEAR, LOWERED THE AGE OF MAJORITY FROM 21 TO 18 FOR MOST PURPOSES.

SPOKESMAN

SAID SECTION

2 OF THE A GOVERNMENT

AT 18. PROVIDES THAT A PERSON REACHES THE AGE OF MAJORITY

21 AT THE PROVIDES THAT A PERSON WHO IS OVER 18 AND UNDER COMMENCEment of tHE ORDINANCE ATTAINS FULL AGE ON THAT DATE.

ORDINANCE IT ALSO DATE OF

5 MAKES SECTION

THIS IT CLEAR THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE, WHERE A PERSON HAS BEEN BORN ON FEBRUARY 29 OF A LEAP YEAR, OTHER THAN A LEAP HIS OR HER BIRTHDAY SHALL BE MARCH 1 IN ANY YEAR YEAR.

SECTION 11 AND 12 PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS 18 OR NOW MAKE A VALID WILL.

OVER CAN

SECTION 13 REDUCES FROM 21 TO 18 THE AGE AT WHICH A CAPABLE OF BEING APPOINTED A DIRECTOR OF A COMPANY.

PERSON IS

THERE HAVE BEEN CONTRACTS MADE BY MINORS.

SOME

CHANGES

то THE

LAW IN

RELATION TO

THE

ON THE LAW IN RELATION TO GUARANTEES OF MINORS' CONTRACTS,

THAT A GUARANTEE SPOKESMAN SAID SECTION 3 OF THE ORDINANCE PROVIDES

UNENFORCEABLE OF AN OBLIGATION INCURRED BY A MINOR SHALL NO LONGER BE AGAINST THE GUARANTOR ON THE GROUND OF AGE ALONE.

RELATION

ΤΟ MINORS' CONTRACTS IS AN AMENDMENT IN SECTION 46 OF THE DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE, WHICH REMOVED THE OF MINORITY IN RESPECT OF CLAIMS IN THE DISTRICT COURT.

MADE

DEFENCE

TO

OF DEFENCE

INFANCY IN ALL ACTIONS SECTION 18 RESTORES THE

THE BROUGHT IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN RESPECT OF AGREEMENTS MADE AFTER COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE ORDINANCE.

THE SPOKESMAN AS FOR THE SALE OF PROPERTY OR GOODS TO MINORS,

UNFAIR

UNDER A AN

ADVANTAGE TAKE MINOR COULD SAID A DISHONEST CONTRACT WHICH WAS UNENFORCEABLE AGAINST HIM BECAUSE OF HIS MINORITY,

PARTY OF THE PROPERTY EQUITABLE TO

SECTION 4 THUS PROVIDES A REMEDY FOR THE OTHER CONTRACT BY EMPOWERING A COURT TO REQUIRE A MINOR TO RESTORE TO THE OTHER PARTY WHEN THE COURT CONSIDERS IT JUST AND DO SO.

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