Sterilisation Act 44 of 1998

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44 of 1998

The Sterilisation Act 44 of 1998 intends:

  • to provide for the right to sterilisation;
  • to determine the circumstances under which sterilisation may be performed and, in particular, the circumstances under which sterilisation may be performed on persons incapable of consenting or incompetent to consent due to mental disability; and
  • to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

1 February 1999 (Gazette 19725 of 29 January 1999)

Amendments

Amended by Sterilisation Amendment Act 3 of 2005

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