THE ANAND MARRIAGE ACT, 1909
(7 of 1909)
[22nd October 1909]
2. Validity of
Anand Marriage.
3. Exemption
of certain marriage from Act.
4. Saving of
marriages solemnized according to other ceremonies.
5. Non-validation
of marriage within prohibited degrees.
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 India 1[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir].
1. Substituted by Miscellaneous Personal Laws
(Extension) Act 1959.
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.
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