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such description, is reasonably
justifiable in a democratic society.
(5)Nothing contained in any law shall be held
to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) of
this section to the extent that it makes provision with respect to
standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications
specifically relating to sex, race, place or origin, political
opinions, colour or creed) to be required of any person who is
appointed to or to act in any office or employment.
(6) Subsection (2) of this section shall not apply
to anything which is expressly or by necessary implication
authorised to be done by any such provision of law as is
referred to in subsection (4) or subsection (5) of this section.
(7) Nothing contained in or done under the
authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in
contravention of this section to the extent that the law in
question makes provision whereby persons of any such
description as is mentioned in subsection (3) of this section may
be subjected to any restriction on the rights and freedoms
guaranteed by sections 31, 33, 34, 35 and 36 of this
Constitution, being such a restriction as is authorised by
sections 31 (2), 33 (5), 34 (2), 35 (2) and paragraphs (a), (b), or
(h) of subsection (3) of section 36, as the case may be.
(8) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section
shall affect any discretion relating to the institution, conduct or
discontinuance of civil or criminal proceedings in any court that
is vested in any person or authority by or under this
Constitution or any other law.
Age of civil
legal
responsibility.
38. (1) The age at which a person may decide for
himself his own personal or societal destiny under his civil
legal responsibility shall be eighteen years.
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