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Which provision of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 defines “child”?

Section 2(a) defines a child as a male who has not completed 21 years of age or a female who has not completed 18 years of age.

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Which provision of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 defines “child”?

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Section 2(a) defines a child as a male who has not completed 21 years of age or a female who has not completed 18 years of age.

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Option A

Section 2(a) defines who is a child for the purposes of the Act.

Option B

Section 3 concerns annulment of a child marriage. It has numbered subsections, and the definition is in section 2.

Option C

Section 2(c) defines the contracting parties, meaning the parties whose marriage is or is about to be solemnised.

Option D

Section 3 concerns annulment and does not contain a clause 3(c) defining a child.

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