Section 2
Definitions.
The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969
About this Act
An Act to make provision relating to marriages of citizens of India outside India.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "degrees of prohibited relationship" shall have the same meaning as in the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954);
(b) "district", in relation to a Marriage Officer, means the area within which the duties of his office are to be discharged;
(c) "foreign country" means a country or place outside India, and includes a ship which is for the time being in the territorial waters of such a country or place;
(d) "Marriage Officer" means a person appointed under section 3 to be a Marriage Officer;
(e) "official house", in relation to a Marriage Officer, means--
(i) the official house of residence of the officer;
(ii) the office in which the business of the officer is transacted;
(iii) a prescribed place; and
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(a) "degrees of prohibited relationship" shall have the same meaning as in the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954);
(b) "district", in relation to a Marriage Officer, means the area within which the duties of his office are to be discharged;
(c) "foreign country" means a country or place outside India, and includes a ship which is for the time being in the territorial waters of such a country or place;
(d) "Marriage Officer" means a person appointed under section 3 to be a Marriage Officer;
(e) "official house", in relation to a Marriage Officer, means--
(i) the official house of residence of the officer;
(ii) the office in which the business of the officer is transacted;
(iii) a prescribed place; and
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.