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IND-1961-L-93625
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Title_of_text
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (No. 28 of 1961).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
India
Subjects (Classification)
Civil, commercial and family law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1961-05-20
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1985-08-19 (IND-1985-L-93626)
Dowry Prohibition (Maintenance of Lists of Presents to the Bride and Bridegroom) Rules, 1985 (G.S.R. 664 (E)).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Country
India
URL
http://wcd.nic.in/
File
IND93625.pdf (PDF of Act)