If you are younger than 18 years old, you are considered a minor. When you make a contract as a minor, it can't be enforced against you. This means that if you sign a contract, you can't be forced to follow through with it. However, the contract still works normally for everyone else involved, as if you were an adult.
There are some exceptions to this rule. If your contract is covered by section 92(1) of this law, then this rule doesn't apply. Also, sections 87 to 91 of this law might change how this rule works in some situations.
Remember, even though you can't be forced to follow through with most contracts as a minor, it's still important to be careful about what you agree to.
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Every contract entered into by a minor is unenforceable against the minor but otherwise has effect as if the minor were of full age.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a contract to which section 92(1) applies.
This section is subject to sections 87 to 91.
