Part I Reduction of Age of Majority and Related Provisions

11 Repeal of certain enactments relating to minors.

The following enactments are hereby repealed—

a

the M1Infant Settlements Act 1855 (which enables a male infant over 20 and a female infant over 17 to make a marriage settlement), together with section 27(3) of the M2Settled Land Act 1925, except in relation to anything done before the coming into force of this section;

C1b

in section 6 of the M3Employers and Workmen Act 1875 (powers of justices in respect of apprentices)—

i

the paragraph numbered (1) (power to direct apprentice to perform his duties), and

ii

the sentence following the paragraph numbered (2) (power to order imprisonment of an apprentice who fails to comply with direction);

C1c

in the M4Sexual 0ffences Act 1956, section 18 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 (fraudulent abduction of heiress).