Special Marriage Act, 1954 (India)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:appliesIrrespectiveOf gptkb:community
gptkb:language
gptkb:religion
caste
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:India
Indian citizens abroad
gptkbp:citation Act No. 43 of 1954
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:ritual
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1954
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:governs interfaith marriage
inter-caste marriage
civil marriage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Marriage Act, 1954 (India)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce
gptkbp:minimumAgeFemale 18
gptkbp:minimumAgeMale 21
gptkbp:noticePeriod 30 days
gptkbp:providesFor gptkb:family
marriage registration
judicial separation
restitution of conjugal rights
gptkbp:registration Marriage Officer
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hindu_Marriage_Act,_1955
gptkb:Muslim_Personal_Law_(Shariat)_Application_Act,_1937
gptkb:Indian_Christian_Marriage_Act,_1872
Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936
gptkbp:repealedBy Special Marriage Act, 1872
gptkbp:section Section 13 (Certificate of marriage)
Section 27 (Divorce)
Section 28 (Divorce by mutual consent)
Section 5 (Notice of intended marriage)
Section 6 (Marriage Notice Book and publication)
Section 7 (Objection to marriage)
Section 8 (Procedure on receipt of objection)
Section 4 (Conditions relating to solemnization of special marriages)
Section 29 (Restriction on petitions for divorce within one year of marriage)
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Special_Marriage_Act,_1954
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:website https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1954-43.pdf
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parsi_weddings
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7