Explanation.—In clauses (c) and (d), “ancestor” includes the father and “ancestress” the mother;
(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) (i) “sapinda relationship” with reference to any person extends as far as the third generation (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the father, the line being traced upwards in each case from the person concerned, who is to be counted as the first generation;
(ii) two persons are said to be “sapindas” of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant who is within the limits of sapinda relationship with reference to each of them;
(g) “degrees of prohibited relationship”—two persons are said to be within the “degrees of prohibited relationship”—
- (i) if one is a lineal ascendant of the other; or
- (ii) if one was the wife or husband of a lineal ascendant or descendant of the other; or
- (iii) if one was the wife of the brother or of the father’s or mother’s brother or of the grandfather’s or grandmother’s brother of the other; or
- (iv) if the two are brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters;
Explanation.—For the purposes of clauses (f) and (g), relationship includes—
- (i) relationship by half or uterine blood as well as by full blood;
- (ii) illegitimate blood relationship as well as legitimate;
- (iii) relationship by adoption as well as by blood;
and all terms of relationship in those clauses shall be construed accordingly.
4. Over-riding effect of Act.—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.
