Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006

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Description
•    Relevant Provisions of Statutes Referred
•    The Family Courts Act, 1984 (66 of 1984)
•    The Majority Act, 1875 (9 of 1875)
•    The child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (19 of 1929), [Repealed by Act 6 of 2007]
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Contents
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
1.    Short title, extent and commencement
2.    Definitions
3.    Child marriages to be voidable at the option of contracting party being a child
4.    Provision for maintenance and residence to female contracting party to child marriage
5.    Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages
6.    Legitimacy of children born of child marriages
7.    Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 5
8.    Court to which petition should be made
9.    Punishment for male adult marrying a child
10.  Punishment for solemnising a child marriage
11.  Punishment for promoting or permitting solemnisation of child marriages
12.  Marriage of a minor child to be void in certain circumstances
13.  Power of court to issue injunction prohibiting child marriages
14.  Child marriages in contravention of injunction orders to be void
15.  Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
16.  Child Marriage Prohibition Officers
17.  Child Marriage Prohibition Officers to be public servants
18.  Protection of action taken in good faith
19.  Power of State Government to make rules
20.  Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955
21.  Repeal and savings
Relevant provisions of statutes referred
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Relevant Provisions)
The Indian Penal Code (Relevant Provisions)
THE FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1984
CHAPTER   I : PRELIMINARY
1.    Short title, extent and commencement
2.    Definitions
CHAPTER II : FAMILY COURTS
3.    Establishment of Family Courts
4.    Appointment of Judges
5.    Association of social welfare agencies, etc.
6.    Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts
CHAPTER III : JURISDICTION
7.    Jurisdiction
8.    Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings
CHAPTER   IV : PROCEDURE
9.    Duty of Family Court to make efforts for settlement
10.  Procedure generally
11.  Proceedings to be held in camera
12.  Assistance of medical and welfare experts
13.  Right to legal representation
14.  Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872
15.  Record of oral evidence
16.  Evidence of formal character on affidavit
17.  Judgment
18.  Execution of decrees and orders
CHAPTER V : APPEALS AND REVISIONS
19.   Appeal
CHAPTER VI : MISCELLANEOUS
20.  Act to have overriding effect
21.  Power of High Court to make rules
22.  Power of the Central Government to make rules
23.  Power of the State Government to make rules
THE MAJORITY ACT, 1875
1.    Short title
2.    Saving                                                                                              
3.    Age of majority of persons domiciled in India
APPENDIX : THE CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT, 1929
1.    Short title, extent and commencement
2.    Definitions
3.    Punishment for male adult below twenty-one years of age marrying a child
4.    Punishment for male adult above twenty-one years of age marrying a child
5.    Punishment for solemnising a child marriage
6.    Punishment for parent or guardian concerned in a child marriage
7.    Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes
8.    Jurisdiction under this Act                                                              
9.    Mode of taking cognizance of offences                                             
10.  Preliminary inquiries into offences
11.  [Repealed]
12.  Power to issue injunction prohibiting marriage in  contravention of this Act
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