Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act No. 13 of 2006)

Chapter 1 : Objects, Implementation, Application and General Principles

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(1)	The rights that an older person has in terms of this Act supplement the rights that an older person has in terms of the Bill of Rights.

(2)	All organs of state and all officials, employees and representatives of organs of state must respect, protect and promote the rights of older persons contained in this Act.

(3)	This Act binds both natural or juristic persons to the extent that it is applicable, taking into account the nature of the right and the nature of any duty imposed by the right.