Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Bare Act · 2006
An Act to provide for the prohibition of solemnisation of child marriages and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Goa APO · Tamil Nadu APO · Telangana APO
- Act number
- 6 of 2007
- Enacted
- 10 January 2007
- Contents
- 21 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Child marriages to be voidable at the option of contracting party being a child
- Section 4 – Provision for maintenance and residence to female contracting party to child marriage
- Section 5 – Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages
- Section 6 – Legitimacy of children born of child marriages (preview)
- Section 7 – Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 5 (preview)
- Section 8 – Court to which petition should be made (preview)
- Section 9 – Punishment for male adult marrying a child (preview)
- Section 10 – Punishment for solemnising a child marriage (preview)
- Section 11 – Punishment for promoting or permitting solemnisation of child marriages (preview)
- Section 12 – Marriage of a minor child to be void in certain circumstances (preview)
- Section 13 – Power of court to issue injunction prohibiting child marriages (preview)
- Section 14 – Child marriages in contravention of injunction orders to be void (preview)
- Section 15 – Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable (preview)
- Section 16 – Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (preview)
- Section 17 – Child Marriage Prohibition Officers to be public servants (preview)
- Section 18 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 19 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 20 – Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955 (preview)
- Section 21 – Repeal and savings (preview)