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1The Special Marriage Act, 1872

( ACT NO. III OF 1872 )

[ 18th July, 1872 ]

Penalty for signing declarations or certificates containing false statements
21. Every person making, signing or attesting any declaration or certificate prescribed by this Act, containing a statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be deemed guilty of the offence described in section 199 of the Penal Code.
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    Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words "Government", "Muslim" and "Penal Code" were substituted, for the words "Provincial Government", "Muhammadan" and "Pakistan Penal Code" respectively by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
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