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The draft law aims to criminalise underage marriages due to children\u2019s lack of health and mental ability to bear the consequences of marriage.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the cabinet asserted that children are not qualified psychologically, culturally, mentally, and physically to be responsible for a family and raising children, explaining that underage marriage is an attack on childhood, which prompted legislators to intervene to prevent these harmful practices.<\/p>\n

The draft law stipulates that a marriage contract for a person who has not reached 18 years old may not be authenticated. The draft law requires the maazoun (\u2018Marriage officer\u2019) to notify the Public Prosecution of any incident of a customary marriage in which one of the parties is a child under 18 years old at the time of marriage.<\/p>\n

A penalty of imprisonment of no less than one year and a fine between EGP 50,000 and EGP 200,000 shall be inflicted on anyone who marries a male or female, neither of whom have reached 18 years of age at the time of marriage.<\/p>\n

Parents who participate in marrying their daughter or son who is under 18 years of age would be deprived of the authority of guardianship over the child.<\/p>\n

Whoever instigates this crime shall be punished with the same penalty. The child shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for this crime.<\/p>\n

The law also punishes maazouns with no less than six months of imprisonment, a fine between EGP 20,000 and EGP 50,000, and being removal from their post, in the event they do not notify the Public Prosecution of incident of underage marriage.<\/p>\n

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