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<p><strong>The Special Marriage Act, 1954</strong><ul><li>Religion-neutral, this Act allows any person from any religion to get married under its provisions. The Act provides legal support to inter-religious/inter-caste marriages. No religious formalities have to be carried out under the Act. The groom must be 21 and the bride at least 18 at the time of marriage and must not be related by blood</li>
</ul><p><strong>Foreign Marriage Act,1969</strong></p><ul><li>This Act governs the marriage between an Indian citizen and a foreigner. The marriage should be conducted before a Marriage Officer in the presence of three witnesses in any language understood by both partners and the Marriage Officer</li>
</ul><p><strong>The Indian Succession Act, 1925</strong></p><ul><li>This law governing succession laws excludes Muslims. However, any person, irrespective of their religion, including a Muslim, who gets married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, has to follow this law. If both spouses are Hindus, Jains, Sikhs or Buddhists, the law won&rsquo;t apply to them</li>
</ul><p><strong>The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006</strong></p><ul><li>This law prohibits marriage of a boy who is less than 21 years and a girl who is not 18 yet. In October 2021, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment criminalising sex with a child bride. Till then, consummation of marriage with a minor wife was legal. This law overrides all personal laws</li>
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<p><strong>The Special Marriage Act, 1954</strong><ul><li>Religion-neutral, this Act allows any person from any religion to get married under its provisions. The Act provides legal support to inter-religious/inter-caste marriages. No religious formalities have to be carried out under the Act. The groom must be 21 and the bride at least 18 at the time of marriage and must not be related by blood</li>
</ul><p><strong>Foreign Marriage Act,1969</strong></p><ul><li>This Act governs the marriage between an Indian citizen and a foreigner. The marriage should be conducted before a Marriage Officer in the presence of three witnesses in any language understood by both partners and the Marriage Officer</li>
</ul><p><strong>The Indian Succession Act, 1925</strong></p><ul><li>This law governing succession laws excludes Muslims. However, any person, irrespective of their religion, including a Muslim, who gets married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, has to follow this law. If both spouses are Hindus, Jains, Sikhs or Buddhists, the law won&rsquo;t apply to them</li>
</ul><p><strong>The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006</strong></p><ul><li>This law prohibits marriage of a boy who is less than 21 years and a girl who is not 18 yet. In October 2021, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment criminalising sex with a child bride. Till then, consummation of marriage with a minor wife was legal. This law overrides all personal laws</li>
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