Leading to the principle of nondiscrimination, the policy of the Government is also
implemented by this Act, as we quoted in page 63 of this Report, in the following:
Section 4.1 a) “to ensure that all Seychellois are offered equal educational opportunities in
accordance with their abilities, aptitudes and needs;
b) to ensure that no Seychellois is prejudiced in his or her education by reason of his
or her sex, colour or creed;
c) to encourage in Seychellois an awareness of national identity and respect for the
individual”
• Article 29 ACHPR. The individual shall also have the duty:
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To preserve the harmonious development of the family.
To serve his national community.
Not to compromise the security of the State whose national or resident
To preserve and strengthen social and national solidarity.
To preserve and strengthen the national independence.
To work and pay taxes in the interest of the society.
To strengthen positive African cultural values.
To contribute to the promotion and achievement of African Unity.
Family
Civil Code of Seychelles Act, 1/01/1976, Laws of Seychelles 1996
Article 203: "The spouses jointly, by mere fact of the marriage, undertake the obligation to
maintain and bring up their children".
Article 212: "The Spouses owe to each other faithfulness, support, assistance and care".
Article: 204: "A child is not entitled to enforce by a legal action against his father or mother a
right to be set up in marriage or business or in any other way".
Article 205: "the children shall be bound to maintain their father and mother or other ascendants
who are in need". Article 206 makes this obligation extensive to those who are
relatives-in-law.
Article 371: "A child during his minority owes honour and respect to his father and mother".
Article 372.1: "He shall remain under their authority until his majority or emancipation".
2: "The authority of the parents shall be exercise in the interest of the child".
More duties of the citizens regarding their family can be found in the pages of the
report for Article 18.
Serve his national community.
The Government firmly believes that national development requires the productive
input of all sectors of society. To this end, every effort is made to encourage the