(1)Whoever omits to do an act which a reasonable person would do, or does any act which a reasonable person would not do, is said to do so negligently.
Section history
Section 26F — “Negligently”
As in force on 28 July 2023.
Timeline 2 versions
- 10 February 2020 Act 15 of 2019, Act 2 of 2020
- 28 July 2023 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(2)Where doing an act negligently is a fault element of an offence, that fault element is also established where that act is done intentionally, knowingly or rashly.