Section 3. From and after the commenceiaent of this Act, Act No. XXV

3. From and after the commenceiaent of this Act, Act No. XXV of' SxY of 1854 1864 (top~ovide jiwther JOY Me dlemnization of mahiages &z repealed. hzdia of pe~sons p~ofessi~zj. tlze c~z~*islia?z Religion) is rel3ealed except as to.the recovery and application of any pena1ty'for any offence w\711icli shall have been committed beFor,e ssucll conimencement. Iuterpretatio~i 4. In this Act, unlesS thexe is something repugnant in cla~iso. the sul~ject or context- " Church of Eng" Cbm.cli of England" and Anglican" ,niean and apply land." t o the Ullitecl Chu~ch of Elzglaild and Ireland as by law '' A llglic~~l.'' 6stal~lislled. " Churcll of Rome'? and 5'. Roman Ca;tb~lie'' mean m d apply to the 6~ church of Rome." Churcll which regards the Pope `of` Eome `as` its spiritual " Roban Catholic.'' head, '<,Church" shall inclyde an$ Gbaye2 or other building'' Church." generdly used for public Christian worship: ' f c M-inor," m a n s a person who has not completed the age u ~ ~ i n o r : " ' of twienty+one, years. cc Native Christians" includes the .Clxristian descendt&ts of Natives of u ~ a t i ~ e ~ h r i s t i a n s ~ India converted to ~llhstianity as. well as such converts. fi S e ~ t i o n . ~ ~ " Section" means a Section of this Act, '; Month '' and " Year " respectively ,mean month alld Month" "Year." ' yeay reokoaed aoco~ding to the ~ r i t i s h oalendar. And, id any palat of ~ r i t i i h ' India in which this Act shall operate, "Local ~overbrneut" shall hean the perAon authorized to administer Local Government.", Executive ,Government in such pal*. -- <