(1) The provisions of this Act shall apply to all suits to which the same are applicable whether the circumstances relied on occurred before or after the passing of this Act, and whether any decree or order referred to was passed under this Act or under the law in force before the passing of this Act, and where any proceedings are pending in any Court at the time of the commencement of this Act, the Court shall allow such amendment of the pleadings as may be necessary as the result of the coming into operation of this Act.
(2) A Parsi who has contracted a marriage under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 (15 of 1865), or under this Act, even though such Parsi may change his or her religion or domicile, so long as his or her wife or husband is alive and so long as such Parsi has not been lawfully divorced from such wife or husband or such marriage has not lawfully been declared null and void or dissolved under the decree of a competent Court under either of the said Acts, shall remain bound by the provisions of this Act.
(2) A Parsi who has contracted a marriage under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 (15 of 1865), or under this Act, even though such Parsi may change his or her religion or domicile, so long as his or her wife or husband is alive and so long as such Parsi has not been lawfully divorced from such wife or husband or such marriage has not lawfully been declared null and void or dissolved under the decree of a competent Court under either of the said Acts, shall remain bound by the provisions of this Act.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Requisites to validity of Parsi marriages.Section 4 · Remarriage when unlawful.Section 5 · Punishment of bigamy.Section 6 · Certificate and registry of marriage.Section 7 · Appointment of Registrar.Section 8 · Marriage register to be open for public inspection.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-22. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.