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1 [It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.]
But nothing herein contained applies to any married woman who at the time of her marriage professed the Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain a religion, or whose husband, at the time of such marriage, professed any of those religions.
And the 2[State Government] may from time to time, by order, either retrospectively from the passing of this Act or prospectively, exempt from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act the members of any race, sect or tribe or part of a race, sect or tribe, to whom it may consider it impossible or inexpedient to apply such provisions.
The 2[State Government] may also revoke any such order, but not so that the revocation shall have any retrospective effect.
All orders and revocations under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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1. Subs. by Act 61 of 1959, s. 2, for the former para. (w.e.f. 1-3-1960).
2. The original words "G.G. in C." have successively been amended by Act 38 of 1920, the A.O. 1937 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above.
3. The last paragraph rep. by Act 39 of 1925, s. 392 and the Ninth Schedule. .
*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
