THE
ANAND MARRIAGE ACT, 1909
An Act to remove doubts as to the validity
of the marriage ceremony common among the Sikhs called Anand
Whereas
it is expedient to remove any doubts as to the validity of the marriage
ceremony common among the Sikhs called Anand;
It
is hereby enacted as follows:
1. Short title and
extent. ? (1) This Act may be called `The Anand
Marriage Act, 1909'; and
(2)
It extends to the whole of
2. Validity of Anand
Marriage. ? All marriages which may be or may have been
duly solemnized according to the Sikh Marriage ceremony called Anand shall be
and shall be deemed to have been with effect from the date of the solemnization
of each respectively, good and valid in law.
3. Exemption of certain
marriages from Act. ? Nothing in this Act shall apply to ?
?(a)? any marriage between persons not professing the
Sikh religion, or
?(b)? any marriage which has been judicially declared to
be null and void.
4. Saving of marriages
solemnized according to other ceremonies. ?
Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any marriage duly solemnized
according to any other marriage ceremony customary among the Sikhs.
5. Non-validation of
marriages within prohibited degrees. ? Nothing in
this Act shall be deemed to validate any marriage between persons who are
related to each other in any degree of consanguinity or affinity which would,
according to the customary law of the Sikhs, render a marriage between them
illegal.
[ii][1] Substituted by Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act 1959.
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