Section 2Part 0 —
Age of majority reduced to eighteen years, etc.
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As from 19th December, 1977, a person shall attain full age on attaining the age of eighteen instead of on attaining the age of twenty-one.
Subsection (1) applies for the purpose of any rule of law, and, in the absence of a definition or of any indication of contrary intention, for the construction of "full age", "infant", "infancy", "minor", "minority" and similar expressions in —
any statutory provision, whether passed or made before, on or after the 19th December, 1977; and
any deed, will or other instrument of whatever nature (not being a statutory provision) made on or after the 19th December, 1977.
In subsection (2) and section 5(2) — "statutory provision" means any enactment (including, except where the context otherwise requires, this Law) and any order, rule, regulation, bye-law or other instrument made in the exercise of a power conferred by any enactment.
Notwithstanding any rule of law, a will or codicil executed before 19th December, 1977 shall not be treated for the purposes of this section as made on or after that date by reason only that the will or codicil is confirmed by a codicil executed on or after that date.
Defined Terms
full ageinfantinfancyminorminoritystatutory provision
Cross References
- Section 5 of Age Of Majority Act
section 5(2)