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

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