The Tamil Nadu Christian Marriages Validation Act, 1934

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The Tamil Nadu Christian Marriages Validation Act, 1934

Act 8 of 1935

Keyword(s): Solemnization of Marriage, Self Supporting Seventh Day Adventist Church, Marriage between Indian Christians, Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872

'/ '[TAMIL NADU'J ACT No. VIII OF 193Y. [THE '[TAMIL NADU? CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES VALIDA- TION ACT, 1934.1 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 6th March 1935 and that of the Governor-Genernl on the 24th March 1935 ; the assent of the Governor- General wasprst publisheri in the Fort St. George Gazette of the 16th April 1935.)

Seventh Day Adventist Church for the Tamil country in the district of Tinnevelly.

Mr. A. Asirvatham of tlie Self-Supporting Seventh

Day Adventist Church for the Tamil country in

the district of Tinnevelly to solemrtize marriages and to

6 and 9 respectively of the Indian Cantral Christian Marriage Act, 1872 ; Act XV I of 1172. AND WHEREAS on the 7th day of August 1933 the

said licences were revoked by the said Govern-

ment ; AND WHEREAS after the date of the said revocatiol~ the said Mr. Asirvatham corltinired to solen~nize

marriages and to grant certificates of marriage up

to and including the 15th day of Novenlbcr 1933 as

if the said licences had not b:en revoked ;

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1 Thw words ware substltutad for the word "Madras " by

the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Ordc', 1969, as amended by

the Tamil Nadu Adaptationof Laws (Second Amendment) Order,

1969.

• • For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gaze,!&, dated the 27th November 1934, Part IV, page 476. This expression was substituted for the expression "Govern-

mmt of Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order,

1970, which was deomed to have come into form oa the 14th January 1969,

Chrisrian Marriages [I935 : T.N. Act VlII Validation AND WHEREAS it is doubtful whether the marria. gcs so solemnized and the certificates so granted and the other acts

7th day of August 1933 up to and including the 15th - day of Navember 1933 are valid in law;

AND WEREAS there is no reason to doubt that the

parties to the said marriages believed in good faith that the sajd Mr. Asirvatham was legally enti- tled

to act on IS said rcvokcd licences between the

said dates ;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient that all such marria-

ges and

all certificates of marriage granted and all

other acts relating to such marriages or ccrtifics1c.s: done by tl~c said Mr. .lsirvathan~ should be \nli- dated ; ANL) WIII.KI:AS tile previous san~tion of the Governi)r-Gzll;rLIl has bxn oblai~lccl to the passing of this Act ; [t is hereby ellacted as follows :-

glAanted alld a]J acts done by tl~c said Mr. A\irva~ham on and from the 7th day of Augu\t 1933 up to and illcluding the 15th day of Novcolber 1933 \\ hich would be valid ifthe licences granted to him on the 26th day of October 1928 h:-td not bcctl rcvoked shall be deemed to be as valid as if hc had held licences under cections 6 and 9 of the Indian Cl~ristian Marriage Central Act, 1872, on and from the 7th day of August Act XV of 1872.

1933 and up to and including tl~e 15th day

of November 1933 and JIO such marriage, certificate or act shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the fact that the said licences were revoked. I These words were shhs~htuted for the word "Madras" by the TamilNadu Adaptation of Law; Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nndu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969. \ \

I I 1935: T.N. A& Wl Christian Marrloges , validation ral RV 372.

2 and register-books and certified ~0plds of true

and duly authenticated extracts therefrom depo-

sited in compliance with the provisions of the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, shall, in so far as the register-b~~k~ and extracts relate to such marriages, be received, as evidence of such marria- ges as if such marriages had beell duly sokmnized under the said Act. Validation of records o the said irregular marriages.

Short tit'a. tian Mjr.r.inscs Valitfiitik811 Act, 1934.