An Act to restrain the solemnisation of child marriage. This Act may be called the Child Marriage Restraint Act, (1929). It extends to the whole of India (except the State of Jammu and Kashmir) and it applies also to all citizen of India without and beyond India.

What is the marriage Protection Act in India?

The Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954 is an Indian law that provides a legal framework for the marriage of people belonging to different religions or castes. It governs a civil marriage where the state sanctions the marriage rather than the religion.

What is the protection of child marriage Act?

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 This Act was amended in 1978 to increase the minimum age to 18 years for females, and 21 years for men. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced the 1929 Act, with the same minimum age limits.

What are the two types of marriages?

In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marriages employ a combination of both (religious marriages must often be licensed and recognized by the state, and conversely civil marriages, while not sanctioned under religious law, are nevertheless respected).