1The Special Marriage Act, 1872

( ACT NO. III OF 1872 )

[ 18th July, 1872 ]
2♣An Act to provide a form of Marriage in certain cases.
  Preamble
 
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide a form of marriage for persons who do not profess the Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Parsi, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion, and for persons who profess the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion and to legalize certain marriages the validity of which is doubtful; It is hereby enacted as follows:–
 

CONTENTS

SECTIONS

1. Local extent

2. Conditions upon which marriages under Act may be celebrated

3. Appointment of Marriage Registrars

4. One of the parties to intended marriage to give notice to Registrar

5. Notice to be filed and copy entered in the Marriage Notice Book

6. Objection to Marriage

7. Procedure on receipt of objection Objector may file suit

8. Certificate of filing of suit to be lodged with Registrar

9. Court may fine when objection not reasonable

10. Declaration by parties and witnesses

11. Marriage how to be solemnized

12. Place where marriage may be solemnized

13. Certificate of marriage

13A. Transmission of certified copies of entries in Marriage Certificate Book to the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages

14. Fees

15. Penalty on married person marrying again under Act

16. Punishment of bigamy

17. Divorce Act to apply

18. Law to apply to issue of marriages under Act

19. Saving of marriages solemnized otherwise than under Act

20. [Repealed]

21. Penalty for signing declarations or certificates containing false statements

22. Effect of certain marriages on coparcenary

23. Rights of succession in certain cases of marriage under Act

24. Succession to the property of parties married under Act

25. Person marrying under Act not to have right of adoption

26. Adoption by father of person marrying under Act

Schedule

SCHEDULE