Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Special Marriage Act, 1954

Year: 1954

Enactment Date: 1954-10-09

Long Title: An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 30: Remarriage of divorced persons.
    Where a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce, and either there is no right of appeal against the decree or if there is such a right of appeal, the time for appealing has expired without an appeal having been presented, or an appeal has been presented but has been dismissed 1* * * either party to the marriage may marry again.
Notes:
1. The words "and one year has elapsed thereafter but not sooner" omitted by Act 68 of 1976, s. 31, (w.e.f. 27-5-1976).
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