Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Indian legislation
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Hindus gptkb:Sikhs Jains
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Act_No._78_of_1956
gptkbp:date	21 December 1956
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1956
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:extendsTo	whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir (at the time of enactment)
gptkbp:governs	maintenance adoption
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
gptkbp:longTitle	An Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Hindu_Code_Bills
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:The_Gazette_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Hindu_Marriage_Act,_1955 gptkb:Hindu_Minority_and_Guardianship_Act,_1956 gptkb:Hindu_Succession_Act,_1956
gptkbp:repealedBy	nan
gptkbp:section	gptkb:Section_18:_Maintenance_of_wife gptkb:Section_8:_Capacity_of_a_female_Hindu_to_take_in_adoption Section 7: Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption Section 10: Persons who may be adopted Section 11: Other conditions for a valid adoption Section 19: Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law Section 6: Requisites of a valid adoption Section 9: Persons capable of giving in adoption Section 20: Maintenance of children and aged parents
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Hindu_Adoption_and_Maintenance_Act
gptkbp:startDate	21 December 1956
gptkbp:status	in force
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hindu_Marriage_Act,_1955
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7