An Act to restrain the solemnization of child marriages  Whereas it is expedient to restrain the solemnization of child marriages; It is hereby enacted as follows: Comments  Preamble-Use of.- It is true that the preamble and the aims and objects cannot be used for interpreting the statute. The preamble as well as the aims and objects of the Act can be used for limited purpose of ascertaining the conditions prevailing at the time of legislation and for finding out the purpose of the enactment by furnishing valuable historical material. Object and reasons of the Act.- The objects and reasons of the Act are to be taken into consideration in interpreting the provisions of the Statute and not the debates in Parliament on the Bill.3  Intention of Legislature.- In Prithvi Pal Singh Bedi v. Union of India, 4  it was  held that literal meaning of the statute must be adhered to when there is no  absurdity in ascertaining the legislative intendment and for that purpose the broad  feature of the Act can be looked into.