38 of 2005) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that consolidates and reforms the law on matters related to children.
[1] It deals with topics including the age of majority, paternity, custody, child support, guardianship, parenting plans, children's courts, circumcision, day care, child protection, foster care, group homes, adoption, surrogacy, child abduction, and trafficking of children.
Due to large support, the South African government decided on a set of rules and regulations regarding the country's Minors.
Because of the division of powers between the national and Provincial governments, the statute was enacted in two parts.
The original act, which was promulgated on 19 June 2006, contained only the provisions dealing with matters falling within the exclusive responsibility of the national government.