Sindh CMRA 2013 § 2 — Definitions

Statutory text (English)

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context –
(a) "child” means a person male or female who is under eighteen
years of age;
(b) “child marriage” means a marriage to which either of the
contracting party is a child;
(c) “Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (No. V
of 1898);
(d) “contracting party” to marriage means either of the party
whose marriage is, or is about to be solemnized;
(e) “Court” means the Court of a Judicial Magistrate of First
Class;
(f) “Government” means the Government of Sindh.

Source and verification

Source citation: Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2013 (Sindh Act No. XV of 2014) s.2: Provincial Assembly of Sindh official Act PDF 'THE SINDH CHILD MARRIAGES RESTRAINT ACT, 2013' (Sindh Act No. XV of 2014; passed 28 April 2014, assented 10 June 2014, gazette notification 11 June 2014), p. 1, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production. Replaces earlier partial/condensed placeholder text (v2).

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