The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
3. 1I am at the present time unmarried (or a widower, or a divorcee, as the case may be)
4. 2The Bill is modelled on the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and the existing English and Australian Legi
5. 3I am not related to A.B. (the bridegroom) within the degrees of prohibited relationship
6. 4I am a citizen of
7. 5I am aware that, if any statement in this declaration is false, I am liable to imprisonment and also to fine
8. I — PRELIMINARY
9. 6Marriage Notice Book
10. 7Publication of notice
11. 8Objection to marriage
12. 9Solemnization of marriage where no objection made
13. 10Procedure on receipt of objection
14. 11Marriage not to be in contravention of local laws
15. 12Declaration by parties and witnesses
16. 13Place and form of solemnization
17. 14Certificate of marriage
18. 15Validity of foreign marriages in India
19. 16New notice when marriage not solemnized within six months
20. IV — MATRIMONIAL RELIEF IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES
21. 18Matrimonial reliefs to be under Special Marriage Act, 1954
22. V — PENALTIES
23. 19Punishment for bigamy
24. 20Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for marriage
25. 21Punishment for false declaration
26. 22Punishment for wrongful action of Marriage Officer
27. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
28. 23Recognition of marriages solemnized under law of other countries
29. 24Certification of documents of marriages solemnized in accordance with local law in a foreign country
30. 25Certified copy of entries to be evidence
31. 26Correction of errors
32. 27Act not to affect validity of marriages outside it
33. 28Power to make rules
34. 29Amendment of Act 43 of 1954