Category: "Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006"
Section 21 : Repeal and savings :
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 21 : Repeal and savings : (1) The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (19 of 1929) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, all cases and other proceedings pending or continued under the said… more »
Section 20 : Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955 :
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 20 : Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955 : In the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, in section 18, for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (a) in the case of contravention of the… more »
Section 19 : Power of State Government ... rules :
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 19 : Power of State Government to make rules : (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) Every rule made under… more »
Section 18 : Protection of action taken in good faith :
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 18 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer in respect of anything in good faith done or… more »
Section 17 : Child Marriage Prohibition .. public servants :
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 17 : Child Marriage Prohibition Officers to be public servants : The Child Marriage Prohibition Officers shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code… more »
Section 16 : Child Marriage Prohibition Officers :
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 16 : Child Marriage Prohibition Officers : (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for the whole State, or such part thereof as may be specified in that… more »
Section 15 : Offences ...cognizable and non-bailable :
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 15 : Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable : Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), an offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable and… more »
Section 14 : Child marriages in contravention of..
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 14 : Child marriages in contravention of injunction orders to be void : Any child marriage solemnised in contravention of an injunction order issued under section 13, whether interim or final, shall be… more »
Section 13 : Power of Court to issue injunction..
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 13 : Power of Court to issue injunction prohibiting child marriages : (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, if, on an application of the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer… more »
Section 12 : Marriage of a minor child to be void..
The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 12 : Marriage of a minor child to be void in certain circumstances : Where a child, being a minor (a) is taken or enticed out of the keeping of the lawful guardian; or (b) by force compelled, or by any… more »