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Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970
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#### 14 Tort: consent etc
14 Tort: consent etc
> > (1) In matters of tort, the doctrines of:
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> > > (a) leave and licence,
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> > > (b) consent,
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> > > (c) volenti non fit injuria, and
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> > > (d) voluntary assumption of risk:
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> > apply in the case of a person aged eighteen years or upwards as they apply in the case of a person aged twenty-one years or upwards.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) applies to:
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> > > (a) a leave and licence granted after the commencement of this Act,
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> > > (b) a consent given after the commencement of this Act,
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> > > (c) a person who is volens after the commencement of this Act, and
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> > > (d) a risk voluntarily assumed after the commencement of this Act.
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> > (3) This section does not affect such operation as the doctrines mentioned in subsection (1) may have in the case of a minor.