THE ANAND MARRIAGE ACT, 1909 THE ANAND MARRIAGE ACT, 1909 An Act to remove doubts as to the validity of the marriage ceremony common among the Sikhs called Anand Whereas it is expedient to remove any doubts as to the validity of the marriage ceremony common among the Sikhs called Anand; It is hereby enacted as follows: 1. Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called `The Anand Marriage Act, 1909'; and (2) It extends to the whole of India Substituted by Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act 1959. [except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]. 2. Validity of Anand Marriage. All marriages which may be or may have been duly solemnized according to the Sikh Marriage ceremony called Anand shall be and shall be deemed to have been with effect from the date of the solemnization of each respectively, good and valid in law. 3. Exemption of certain marriages from Act. Nothing in this Act shall apply to? (a) any marriage between persons not professing the Sikh religion, or (b) any marriage which has been judicially declared to be null and void. 4. Saving of marriages solemnized according to other ceremonies. Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity.....
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