By Our Reporter
Shillong: The social welfare department has implemented the prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 at the same time, notified the district social welfare officers of all the districts as well as child marriage prohibition officers to perform duties as specified under this act as under section 16 (1).
The Act defines the meaning child as per section 2 (a) of the act which states that a ‘child’ means a person who, if a male, has not completed 21 years of age and if a female, has not completed the age of 18 years.
Any person contravening the provision of the act is liable for punishment under section 9, 10 and 11 of the act.