Act Number: 33

Act Name: The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969

Year: 1969

Enactment Date: 1969-08-31

Long Title: An Act to make provision relating to marriages of citizens of India outside India.

Ministry: Ministry of External Affairs

Department:

Section 8: Objection to marriage.
    (1) Any person may, before the expiration of thirty days from the date of publication of the notice under section 7, object to the marriage on the ground that it would contravene one or more of the conditions specified in section 4.
     Explanation.--Where the publication of the notice by affixation under clause (a) of section 7 and in the prescribed manner under clause (b) of that section is on different dates, the period of thirty days shall, for the purposes of this sub-section, be computed from the later date.
     (2) Every such objection shall be in writing signed by the person making it or by any person duly authorised to sign on his behalf, and shall state the ground of objection; and the Marriage Officer shall record the nature of the objection in his Marriage Notice Book.
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