law: The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
  16. Child Marriage
  
  Prohibition Officers.-
  1.  
  
    The
  
  State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for
  
  the whole State, or such part thereof as may be specified in that notification,
  
  an officer or officers to be known as the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
  
  having jurisdiction over the area or areas specified in the notification.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  State Government may also request a respectable member of the locality with a
  
  record of social service or an officer of the Gram Panchayat or Municipality or
  
  an officer of the Government or any public sector undertaking or an office
  
  bearer of any non-governmental organisation to assist the Child Marriage
  
  Prohibition Officer and such member, officer or office bearer, as the case may
  
  be, shall be bound to act accordingly.
  3.  
  
    It
  
  shall be the duty of the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer-
  a.   to prevent
  
  solemnisation of child marriages by taking such action as he may deem fit;
  b.   to collect evidence
  
  for the effective prosecution of persons contravening the provisions of this
  
  Act;
  c.   to advise either
  
  individual cases or counsel the residents of the locality generally not to
  
  indulge in promoting, helping, aiding or allowing the solemnisation of child
  
  marriages;
  d.   to create awareness
  
  of the evil which results from child marriages;
  e.   to sensitize the
  
  community on the issue of child marriages;
  f.   to furnish such
  
  periodical returns and statistics as the State Government may direct; and
  g.   to discharge such
  
  other functions and duties as may be assigned to him by the State Government.
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  4.  
  
    The
  
  State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, subject to such
  
  conditions and limitations, invest the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer with
  
  such powers of a police officer as may be specified in the notification and the
  
  Child Marriage Prohibition Officer shall exercise such powers subject to such
  
  conditions and limitations, as may be specified in the notification.
  5.  
  
    The
  
  Child Marriage Prohibition Officer shall have the power to move the Court for
  
  an order under sections 4, 5 and 13 and along with the child under section 3.