REVIEW OF LAWS. IMPLEMENTATION OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ; 43 Party. The Commission observed, however, that one area where a suitable law needs to be enacted related to the financing of terrorism. It suggested that Government firame appropriate legislation in this connection in the light of the International Convention on this subject. 4.12 Concluding, the Commission stated that the proposed Bill, if enacted, would have the ill effect of providing unintentionally a strong weapon capable of gross misuse and violation of hiunan rights, which must be avoided particularly in view of the experience of the misuse in the recent past of "DUJA and earlier of MISA of the emergency days. The Commission thus recommended that a new law based on the Draft Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2000 be not enacted. It asserted that such a course is consistent with our country's determination to combat and triumph over terrorism in a manner also consistent with the promotion and protection of human rights. B] Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 4.13 The widespread persistence of child marriage in certain parts of the country has been of great concern to the Commission over a number of years. The efforts of the Commission to deal with the problem have been dealt with in detail in earlier Aimual Reports. 4.14 In order to curb the practice of child marriage in the coimtry, the Commission had taken the view that the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 should be recast. In December 1999, the Commission also considered the question of whether it would be preferable to provide for compulsory registration of marriages in the Hindu Marriage Act; 1955 through appropriate amendments, instead of making such a provision in the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929. In order to proceed further on the matter, the overall issue was discussed by Dr Justice K. Ramaswamy, Member of the Commission with the Secretary, Legislative Department on 26 September 2000. The Secretary, Legislative Department felt that it may first be desirable for the Commission to gather information as to how many States have made rules under Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act. 4.15 The Chief Secretaries of all the States were accordingly requested to send the requisite information. Their reports indicated that the States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001