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 Page 18 of 78

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