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The Foreign Marriage Act
`1969
An Act to make provision relating to marriages of citizens of India outside India.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
SOLEMNIZATION OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES
REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED UNDER OTHER LAWS
MATRIMONIAL RELIEF IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES
PENALTIES
MISCELLANEOUS
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title
2
Definitions
3
Marriage Officers
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
17
Registration of foreign marriages
MATRIMONIAL RELIEF IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES
18
Matrimonial reliefs to be under Special Marriage Act, 1954
PENALTIES
19
Punishment for bigamy
20
Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for marriage
21
Punishment for false declaration
22
Punishment for wrongful action of Marriage Officer
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