11.
Social protection and social services ........................................... 44
12.
Protection from child labour and right to sustainable livelihood and
empowerment ............................................................................. 44
13.
Rights of vulnerable children ...................................................... 46
14.
Right to registration of birth and marriage .................................. 47
15.
Special policies and programmes for children in marriages and
victims of child marriages living in rural and peri-urban areas ... 48
PART III
PROHIBITION OF CHILD BETROTHAL AND CHILD MARRIAGE
16.
Minimum age of marriage and contractual capacity .................... 49
17.
Prohibition of child betrothal and marriage ................................. 49
18.
Legitimacy of offspring of prohibited child marriage .................... 50
19.
Voidable child marriage .............................................................. 50
20.
Property and citizenship arising from prohibited marriage or
dissolved marriage...................................................................... 51
21.
Custody and maintenance of offspring of victim of child marriage ...
.................................................................................................. 52
22.
Legal aid and legal services to victim of child marriage ................ 52
PART IV
MEASURES AND INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT CHILD MARRIAGE
23.
Preventative measures and interventions
53
24.
Prohibition of solemnisation of child marriage
53
25.
Restraining orders ...................................................................... 54
26.
Programmes and incentives to delay marriage ............................ 55
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