Implementasi Batas Usia Perkawinan Dalam Pasal 7 Undang-undang Nomor 16 Tahun 2019 Tentang Perubahan Atas Undang-undang Nomor 1 Tahun 1974 Tentang Perkawinan Dan Penerapannya Di Kecamatan Pangkalan Kerinci Kabupaten Pelalawan

ABSTRACT Marriage in Indonesia is stipulated in Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning amendments to law no. 1 of 1974 on marriage. For 45 (forty-five) years of Law No. 1 of 1974 on marriage has been carried out by the People of Indonesia calmly without any significant turmoil. Over time and development that has changed rapidly, there are some parties, especially among child protection observers, argue that there is no longer appropriate to be applied in the Marriage Act, namely Article 7 paragraph 1 of Law No. 1 of 1974 which states that marriage is only allowed if the male party has reached the age of 19 (nineteen) years and the woman has reached the age of 16 (sixteen) years. The provision allows the occurrence of marriage in the age of children in girls, because in Article 1 number 1 law No. 23 of 2002 on child protection is defined that the child is a person who is not yet 18 (eighteen) years old. The provision allows the occurrence of marriage in the age of children in girls, because in Article 1 number 1 Law No. 23 of 2002 on child protection de defines that a child is a person who is not yet 18 (eighteen) years old. On October 14, 2019, The Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage was ratified by President Joko Widodo and came into force after the enactment of Plt. Menkumham Tjahjo Kumolo on October 15, 2019. The provisions of Article 7 are amended so that it reads as follows: "Marriage is only permitted if the man and woman have reached the age of 19 (nineteen) years". The research was conducted in Pangkalan Kerinci Pelalawan regency. The purpose of this research is to know the Implementation of the marriage age limit in Article 7 of Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage and Its Application in Pangkalan Kerinci Sub district Pelalawan regency and its inhibitory factors. The method used in this study is seen from the type classified in the type of Sociological research that is research conducted directly in the field that dotted reject on the primary data obtained directly through interviews and questionnaires to judges, clerks, and officers ptsp Pangkalan Kerinci Religious Court, as well as parties related to this research. The results of this study show that the Implementation of the marriage age limit in Article 7 of Law No. 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage and Its Application in Pangkalan Kerinci Subdistrict pelalawan has not been implemented as stipulated in the legislation, namely Marriage is only allowed if men and women have reached the age of 19 (nineteen) years. As for the inhibitory factor, namely Economic Blame, the bride-to-be has become pregnant first, parental worries and low education