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Foreign Marriage Act
An Act to make provision relating to marriages of citizens of India outside India.
| Act Id | 196933 |
| Act Number | 33 |
| Enactment Date | 1969-08-31 |
| Act Year | 1969 |
| Ministry | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Enforcement Date | 31-08-1969 |
- PRELIMINARY
- SOLEMNIZATION OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES
- 4 Conditions relating to solemnization of foreign marriages
- 5 Notice of intended marriage
- 6 Marriage Notice Book
- 7 Publication of notice
- 8 Objection to marriage
- 9 Solemnization of marriage where no objection made
- 10 Procedure on receipt of objection
- 11 Marriage not to be in contravention of local laws
- 12 Declaration by parties and witnesses
- 13 Place and form of solemnization
- 14 Certificate of marriage
- 15 Validity of foreign marriages in India
- 16 New notice when marriage not solemnized within six months
- REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED UNDER OTHER LAWS
- MATRIMONIAL RELIEF IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES
- PENALTIES
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 23 Recognition of marriages solemnized under law of other countries
- 24 Certification of documents of marriages solemnized in accordance with local law in a foreign country
- 25 Certified copy of entries to be evidences
- 26 Correction of errors
- 27 Act not to affect validity of marriages outside it
- 28 Power to make rules
- 29 Amendment of Act 43 of 1954
- 30 Repeal
