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  "text": "Page 1 of 3 \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE MARRIAGES VALIDATION ACT, 1892 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1.  [Commencement.]  \r\n2.  Definition \r\n3.  Validation of irregular marriages \r\n4.  Validation of records of irregular marriages \r\n5.  Application of Act to marriages under Act V of 1865 \r\n6.  Penalty for solemnizing irregular marriages \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 3 \r\n \r\nl[THE MARRIAGES VALIDATION ACT, 1892] \r\nACT No. II OF 1892 \r\n[29th January, 1892] \r\nAn Act to validate certain marriages solemnized under Part VI of the Christian Marriage Act, 1872. \r\n WHEREAS provision is made in Part VI of the Christian Marriage Act, 1872, (XV of1872) \r\nfor the solemnization of marriages between persons of whom both are Native Christians, but not of \r\nmarriages between persons of whom one only is a Native Christian; \r\nAnd whereas persons licensed under section 9 of the said Act have in divers parts of 2[Pakistan] \r\nthrough ignorance of the law, permitted marriages to be solemnized in their presence under the said \r\nPart between persons of whom one is a Native Christian and the other is not a Native Christian; \r\n And whereas it is expedient that such marriages, having been solemnized in good faith, \r\nshould be validated; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n 1. [Commencement.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (10 of 1914). \r\n 2. Definition. In this Act the expression “Native Christian” has the same meaning as in the \r\nChristian Marriage Act, 1872 (XV of 1872). \r\n 3. Validation of irregular marriages.  All marriages which have already been solemnized \r\nunder Part VI of the Christian Marriage Act, 1872, (XV of 18 72) between persons of whom one only \r\nwas a Native Christian, shall be as good and valid in law as if such marriages had been solemnized \r\nbetween persons of whom both were Native Christians: \r\n Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any marriage which had been judicially \r\ndeclared to be null and void, or to any case where either of the parties has, since the solemnization of \r\nsuch marriage and prior to the commencement of this Act, contracted a valid marriage. \r\n 4. Validation of records of irregular marriages. Certificates of marriages which are \r\ndeclared by the last foregoing section to be good and valid in law, and register -books, and certified \r\ncopies of true and duly authenticated extracts therefrom, deposited in compliance with the law for the \r\ntime being in force, in so far as the register -books and extracts relate to such marriages as aforesaid, \r\nshall be received as evidence of such marriages as if such marriages had been solemnized between \r\npersons of whom both were Native Christians. \r\n \r\n1Short title given by the Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897). \r\nFor Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India,.1891 , Pt. V. p. 142; for Report of the Select Committee, see ibid., 1892, Pt. V, p, 5 and for \r\nProceedings in Council, see ibid., 1891, Pt. VI, p. 117, and ibid., 1892, Pt. VI, ,p.l1. \r\nThis Act has been declared to be in force in Baluchistan by the British Baluchistan Laws Regulation, 1913 (2 of 1913). \r\nIt has also been extended to the Leased Areas of Baluchistan, see the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1953) ; and applied in the \r\nFederated Areas of Baluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I, p. 1499. \r\nThis Act has been and shall be deemed to have been extended to the whole of Pakistan by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) \r\nOrdinance, 1960 (21 of 1960) , s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955). \r\n2Subs. ibid, (with effect from the 14th October, 1955) for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs, by A. O.,1949, Arts. .3 \r\n(2) .and 4, for “British India.” . \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 3 \r\n \r\n 5. Application of Act to marriages under Act V of 1865. References in this Act to the \r\nChristian Marriage Act, 1872, (XV of 1872) shall, so far as may be requisite, be construed as \r\napplying also to the corresponding portions of the 1Indian Marriage Act 1865 (V of 1865) \r\n 6. Penalty for solemnizing irregular marriages. If any person licensed under section 9 of \r\nthe said Act to grant certificates of marriage between Native Christians shall at any time after the \r\ncommencement of this Act solemnize or affect to solemnize any marriage under Part VI of the said \r\nAct or grant any such certificate as therein: mentioned, knowing that one of the parties to such \r\nmarriage or affected marriage was at the date of such solemnization not a Christian, he shall be liable \r\nto have his license cancel1ed, and in addition thereto he shall be deemed to have been guilty of an \r\noffence prohibited by section 73 of the said Act, and shall be punishable accordingly. \r\n \r\n \r\n___________ \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nDate: 05-09-2024 \r\n1Rep. (except as to Straits Settlements) by the Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872).",
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