Section 21I — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Agreements entered into by minors

21I Agreements entered into by minors (1) Subject to subsection (2) , if a minor enters into an agreement under section 21 or section 21A or section 21B , the agreement, and every instrument executed by that minor for the purpose of giving effect to the agreement, is as valid and effectual as if the minor were of full age. (2) If a minor who is younger than 18 years, and is not and has not been married or in a civil union, enters into an agreement under section 21 or section 21A or section 21B , the agreement is not valid without the approval of the Court. (3) An approval may be given on application by the minor before or after the agreement has been signed by the parties. Sections 21A to 21T were inserted, as from 1 August 2001, by section 21(1) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See section 21(3) of that Act which states that for the purposes of applying Part 6 of the principal Act during the period beginning on 1 August 2001 and ending with the close of 31 January 2002, all terms used in that Part have the meanings given to them in sections 2 to 2D of the principal Act (as substituted by section 8 ) as if section 8 were in force during that period. See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Subsection (2) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(4) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by inserting the words “ or in a civil union ” after the word “ married ” .