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Section 82 — Act of a child below 10 years of age

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 July 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  3. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

82.Act of a child below 10 years of age

Nothing is an offence which is done by a child below 10 years of age.