Some 21,600 authorisations for the marriage of girls that are below legal age were issued in 2005, said on Tuesday Moroccan Justice Minister Mohamed Bouzoubaa.
"The rise of marriage demands of girls below legal age is due to the transition period that followed the enforcement of the new Family Code two years ago, which limited the marriage age at 18," the minister said at an oral session in the House of Advisors.
Under the new code, judges are less lenient in issuing exceptional authorisations for marriages of minors, he said, as the act gives them this prerogative.
Statistics for the beginning of 2006 showed a drop of over 15% in divorce contracts and a rise of 3.48% in marriages in 2005, as a result of the adoption of the family code.
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