Section 1
Short title and extent
Chapter 1: Preliminary
(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
(2) It extends to the whole of India * * *, and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act No. 25 of 1955). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.