Anand Marriage Act, 1909

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1 · Short title and extent . — (1) This Act may be called the Anand Marriage Act, 1909; and.

2 · . Validity of Anand marriages.—All marriages which may be or may have been duly solemnized according to the Sikh marriage ceremony called Anand 3 [(commonly known as Anand Karaj)] shall be, and shall be deemed to have been with effect from the date Of the solemnization or each respectively, good and valid in law.

3 · Exemption of certain marraiges from Act.—Nothing in this Act shall apply to—

4 · Saving of marriages solemnized according to other ceremonies.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any marriage duly solemnized according to any other marriage ceremony customary among the Sikhs.

5 · Non -validation of marriages within prohibited degrees.—Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to validate any marriage between persons who are related to each other in any degree of consanguinity or effinity which would, according to the customary law of the Sikhs, render a marriage between them illegal.

4 · [6. Registration of marriages . — (1) For the purposes of facilitation of proof of marriage ceremony (commonly known as Anand Karaj) customary among the Sikhs, the State Government shall, without prejudice to anything contained in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955) or any other law for the time being in force, make rules providing that the parties to any such marriage [whether solemnized before or after the commencement of the Anand Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2012], may have the particulars relating to their marriage entered, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be provided in the said rules, in a Marriage Register kept by such officer of the State Government or of a local authority authorised by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, in this behalf.

1 · The Act has extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and first Schedu le (w.e.f. 1-7-1965).

2 · The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019) .

3 · Ins. by Act 29 of 2012, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

4 · Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

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