law: The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
  2. Definitions.-
  In this Act, unless
  
  the context otherwise requires,-
  a.  
  
    "child"
  
  means a person who, if a male, has not completed twenty-one years of age, and
  
  if a female, has not completed eighteen years of age;
  b.  
  
    "child
  
  marriage" means a marriage to which either of the contracting parties is a
  
  child;
  c.  
  
    "contracting
  
  party", in relation to a marriage, means either of the parties whose
  
  marriage is or is about to be thereby solemnised;
  d.  
  
    "Child
  
  Marriage Prohibition Officer" includes the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
  
  appointed under sub-section (1) of section 16;
  e.  
  
    "district
  
  court" means, in any area for which a Family Court established under
  
  section 3 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 exists, such Family Court, and in any
  
  area for which there is no Family Court but a city civil court exists, that
  
  court and in any other area, the principal civil court of original jurisdiction
  
  and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State
  
  Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, as having jurisdiction in
  
  respect of the matters dealt with in this Act;
  f.  
  
    "minor"
  
  means a person who, under the provisions of the Majority Act, 1875 is to be
  
  deemed not to have attained his majority.