Section 1. Short title and extent

1. Short title and extent .—(1) This Act may be called the Anand Marriage Act, 1909; and. (2) Its extends to the whole of India[2] *. 2 . Validity of Anand marriages.— All marriages which may be or may have been duly solemnized according to the Sikh marriage ceremony called Anand[3] [(commonly known as Anand Karaj)] shall be, and shall be deemed to have been with effect from the date Of the solemnization or each respectively, good and valid in law. 1. The Act has extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and first Schedu le (w.e.f. 1-7-1965). 2. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019). 3. Ins. by Act 29 of 2012, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).