CMRA 1929 § 1 — Short title, extent and commencement

Statutory text (English)

(1) This Act may be called the Child Marriage
Restraint Act, 1[1929].
2[
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan and applies to all citizens of Pakistan wherever they
may be.]

(3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1930.

Source and verification

Source citation: Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (Act XIX of 1929) s.1: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT, 1929' (Act No. XIX of 1929; 4 pp., RGN Date 06-05-2024), p. 2, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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