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ACTIVITY
How does the contract of engagement differ from other contracts? Answer
this question by filling in the missing words in the table below.
CONTRACTS
CONCLUDED
BY POST
CAPACITY TO
ACT
WITH-
DRAWAL
SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE
CONTRACT OF
ENGAGEMENT
A contract of engagement
concluded by post comes into
existence at the place where
and moment when the person
who makes the ............... 1
learns of the ............... 2 of the
offer by the ...............
.............. .............. ..............
............... ............... 3 .
Only persons who are
............ 5 ............ 6 to
............. 7 one another can
enter into a contract of engagement
with each other.
For example a girl under the
age of 15 years and a boy
under the age of 18 years
require, save the consent of
their respective parents, also
the consent of the Minister of
Home Affairs, in order to
marry.
In certain circumstances, and
for good reasons, an engagementmaybeterminated
.............. 9 .
To claim specific performance
would mean that one party
wouldbeabletoforcethe
other to marry him or her. In
South Africa it is unlawful to
............. 11 anybody to marry.
Therefore, .............
............. 12 cannot be claimed.
DAMAGES The calculation of damages is
............... ............... 14 in the
sense that damages to be
awarded are calculated on the
basis of ...............
............... 15 and ...............
............... 16 .
OTHER CONTRACTS
A business contract concluded
by post comes into
existence at the place where
and moment when the letter
of acceptance is
.............. 4 .
In the case of business
contracts entered into by a
minor the general rule is
that only the ............... 8 of
the minor needs to give
consent. For example where
a girl under the age of 15
years wants to conclude a
contract of sale with a boy
under the age of 18 years in
terms of which the boy for
example, sells his radio to
the girl, the parties need the
assistance of their respective
parents only.
A party may resile (unilaterally)
from a contract only
if the other party commits
............ ............ ............ 10 .
A party is entitled to claim
............... ............... 13 from
the other party.
The rule in the law of
contract is that damages to
be awarded are calculated
on the basis of ...............
............... 17 only.
This is a very easy activity. You only have to complete the table by filling
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