Hindu Marriage Act Section 4 — Overriding effect of Act

General

Summary

This law takes priority over older rules and customs of Hindu law, but only on topics that this Act itself covers. Any earlier Hindu law text, rule, custom, or usage that applied before this Act came into force stops having effect for those covered matters. Also, any other law that was in force before this Act will stop having effect if it conflicts with anything in this Act.

Official Text

Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act,—

(a) any text rule or interpretation of Hindu law or any custom or usage as part of that law in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall cease to have effect with respect to any matter for which provision is made in this Act;

(b) any other law in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall cease to have effect in so far as it is inconsistent with any of the provisions contained in this Act. HINDU MARRIAGES