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Which Act is repealed by Section 21 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006?

Section 21(1) of the 2006 Act repeals the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929. The Dowry, Guardianship and Adoptions Acts remain in force; the Hindu Marriage Act was only…

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Which Act is repealed by Section 21 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006?

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Section 21(1) of the 2006 Act repeals the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929. The Dowry, Guardianship and Adoptions Acts remain in force; the Hindu Marriage Act was only amended, in s. 18, by s. 20.

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