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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Chapter VII : The Cadet Corps

57. Liability for service as a cadet

 

 

Every person domiciled in the Republic may, if he is a scholar or student at a school or other educational institution, be required between his twelfth and his seventeenth year, both included, to undergo training as a cadet in accordance with regulations, unless—

(a) his parent or guardian has objected thereto in writing; or
(b) he has been exempted from such training under prescribed conditions,

and may voluntarily undergo such additional training as may be prescribed.