The restrictions overridden under Section 21 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 relate to application of…

Section 21 applies the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to the property of a person married under this Act and of the issue of the marriage "notwithstanding any restrictions contained in the Indian Succession Act, 1925, with respect to its application to members of certain communities". Those restrictions concern communities such as Hindus and Muslims, not minors, foreign citizens or property abroad.