{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/minors-contracts-act-1987/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/minors-contracts-act-1987/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/13",
  "legislation_title": "Minors’ Contracts Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/minors-contracts-act-1987",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Disapplication of Infants Relief Act 1874 etc.",
  "text": "The following enactments shall not apply to any contract made by a minor after the commencement of this Act.—\n(a) the Infants Relief Act 1874 (which invalidates certain contracts made by minors and prohibits actions to enforce contracts ratified after majority); and\n(b) section 5 of the Betting and Loans (Infants) Act 1892 (which invalidates contracts to repay loans advanced during minority).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1874 c. 62."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1892 c. 4."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/13/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:52:48.367664+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}