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Preamble1 - Foreign Marriage Act, 1969
Section1 - SHORT TITLE This Act may be called The Foreign Marriage-Act, 1969
Section2 - DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
Section3 - MARRIAGE OFFICERS For the purposes of this Act, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
Section4 - CONDITIONS RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES --- A marriage between parties one of whom at least is a
Section5 - NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE When a marriage is intended to be solemnized under this Act, the parties to the marriage
Section6 - MARRIAGE NOTICE BOOK The Marriage Officer shall keep all notices given under section 5-with the records of his office
Section7 - PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Where a notice under section 5-is given to the Marriage Officer, he shall cause it to be
Chapter1 - OBJECTION TO MARRIAGE
Section9 - SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGE WHERE NO OBJECTION MADE If no objection is made within the period specified in section 8-to
Chapter2 - PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF OBJECTION
Section11 - MARRIAGE NOT TO BE IN CONTRAVENTION OF LOCAL LAWS
Section12 - DECLARATION BY PARTIES AND WITNESSES Before the marriage is solemnized, the parties and three witnesses shall, in the
Chapter3 - PLACE AND FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION
Section14 - CERTIFICATE, OF MARRIAGE
Section15 - VALIDITY OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES IN INDIA Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act a marriage solemnized in
Section16 - NEW NOTICE WHEN MARRIAGE NOT SOLEMNIZED WITHIN SIX MONTHS - Whenever a marriage is not solemnized within six months
Chapter4 - REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES
Section18 - MATRIMONIAL RELIEFS TO BE UNDER SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT, 1954
Chapter5 - PUNISHMENT FOR BIGAMY
Section20 - PUNISHMENT FOR CONTRAVENTION OF CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS FOR MARRIAGE Any citizen of India who procures a marriage of
Section21 - PUNISHMENT FOR FALSE DECLARATION If any citizen of India for the purpose of procuring a marriage, intentionally
Section22 - PUNISHMENT FOR WRONGFUL ACTION OF MARRIAGE OFFICER Any Marriage Officer who knowingly and wilfully solemnizes a
Section23 - RECOGNITION OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED UNDER LAW OF OTHER COUNTRIES If the Central Government is satisfied that the law in
Section24 - CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAW IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
Section25 - CERTIFIED COPY OF ENTRIES TO BE EVIDENCE Every certified copy purporting to be signed by the Marriage Officer of an
Chapter6 - CORRECTION OF ERRORS
Section27 - ACT NOT TO AFFECT VALIDITY OF MARRIAGES OUTSIDE IT Nothing in this Act shall in any way affect the validity of a
Chapter7 - POWER TO MAKE RULES
Section29 - 29 Amendments incorporated in the Special Marriage Act, 43 of 1954
Section30 - REPEAL - The Indian Foreign Marriage Act, 1903, is hereby repealed. SCHEDULE 01: FORM OF NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE To
Schedule03 - : FROM OF CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE 1. E.F., hereby certify that on the ................day of.................. 19 ......
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