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Section 147 Nigerian Child’s Right Act 2003

Section 147 Child’s Right Act

Section 147 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Adopted parents, etc., prohibited from marrying adopted child. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act.

(1) A marriage between a person who has adopted a child under this Act or a natural child of the person who adopted the child and the adopted child is hereby prohibited and any such marriage shall be null and void.

(2) A person who marries an adopted child in violation of subsection (i) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not exceeding fourteen years.

See also  Section 80 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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