The Children Act CAP 141▤
Parental responsibility agreement
(1) Parents of a child and who are not married to each other may enter into a parental responsibility agreement, in the prescribed…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Equal parental responsibility
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the parents of a child shall have parental responsibility over the child on an equal ba…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Equal parental responsibility
(1) In this Act, "parental responsibility" means all the duties, rights, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a par…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Duties and responsibilities of a child
In the applications of the provisions of this Act and in any matter before a court of law concerning a child, due regard shall be…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Enforcement of rights under this Part
(1) Any person may institute court proceedings claiming that any right or fundamental freedom of the child protected under this Pa…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to assemble, demonstrate, petition and participate in public life
(1) Every child has the right, peaceably and unarmed, to assemble, demonstrate or present petitions to public authorities, and to…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Privacy
hisor her privacy, family or private affairs, or correspondence, or to attacks upon his or her honour or reputation. (2) Without p…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Detention of children in conflict with the law
(1) A child shall not be deprived of his or her liberty or otherwise treated in a manner contrary to Articles 29 (f) and 51 of the…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to freedom from torture etc.
(1) Every child has the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhumanor degrading treatment or punishment as provided under Art…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Protection from drugs and substance abuse
(1) No person shall subject a child to— (a) the use of hallucinogens, narcotics, alcohol, tobacco products, glue, psychotropic dru…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Protection from harmful cultural practices, etc.
(1) No person shall subject a child to— (a) in the case of a male child, forced circumcision; (b) female genital mutilation; (c) c…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Protection from abuse, etc.
(1) No person shall subject a child to—(a) psychological abuse; or (b) child abuse. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1)…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Rights of intersex children
An intersex child shall have the right to be treated with dignity, and to be accorded appropriate medical treatment, special care,…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Rights of children with disabilities
(1) A child with disability shall, in addition to the rights guaranteed underthe Constitution, have the right to be treated with d…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Protection from armed conflicts
(1) No person shall subject a child to hostilities, social strife or recruitment inarmed conflict, whether internal or cross borde…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Protection from child labour
(1) No person shall subject a child to child labour, domestic servitude, economic exploitation or any work or employment which is…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to inheritance
(1) Every child shall have the right to inherit property in accordance with the Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160). (2) Subject to t…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to healthcare
(1) Every child shall have the right to the highest attainable standard of healthcare services in accordance with Article 43 of th…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Religion and religious education
(1) Every child shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religionand religious education subject to appropriate par…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to leisure, recreation and play
(1) In addition to the right to basic education guaranteed under section 13,every child shall be entitled to leisure, play and par…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to basic education
(1) Every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education inaccordance with Article 53(1)(b) of the Constitution. (2) I…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to social security
(1) Every child whose parent or guardian is unable to maintain the child has the right to social security as guaranteed by Article…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right to parental care
(1) Every child has the right to parental care and protection. (2) Except as is otherwise provided under this Act, every child has…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Differential treatment not discriminatory
(1) Notwithstanding sections 8 and 9, differential treatment of a child whichis intended to protect the best interest of the child…
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