(1) The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer on receipt of any complaint or otherwise having got an information about solemnisation of a marriage in violation of the Act, shall take appropriate action under section 4,5 and 13 of the Act.
(2) The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer for creating awareness of the evil which results from child marriage and to sensitise the community on the issue of child marriage, may seek assistance of any respectable member of the locality, an officer of the Gram Panchayat or Municipality, an officer of the Government/Public Undertaking or an office bearer of Non-Govt.-Organization.
(3) The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer shall furnish the return in form appended to these rules in the first week of every quarter of the year to the District Magistrate.
By order of the Governor, (V.S.Singh) Principal Secretary to Government Home Department FORM (Form of quarterly return of child marriages) Office of the Sub Divisional Magistrate (Child Marriage Prohibition Officer) ............................................
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To, The District Magistrate, ...................................
Subject :- Quarterly information regarding Prohibition of child marriages for the quarter ending on..............................year................
Sir, The quarterly information regarding Prohibition of child marriages are as under :- Sr No.
Name of Child Name of the Parents of Child Age of Child Name of Bridegroom/ Bride Name of the Parents of Bridegroom/ Bride Age of Bride groo m/ Bride Date of Information received regarding solemnisati on of Child Marriage Date on which marriage is to be solemnised or is solemnised Action Taken by Child Marriage Prohibiti on Officer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Yours sincerely, (Name of the Officer) Child Marriage Prohibition Officer) Area.................