(1)Save as provided in section 5, the conjugal union of an Aliyasantana female with-(i)a male belonging to same community as such female, or(ii)a male not belonging to such community and whether governed by the Aliyasantana Law or not, but being a Hindu or Jain,shall be deemed for all purposes to be a legal marriage, if -(a)the parties to the union are not related to each other in such degree of consanguinity or affinity that conjugal union between them is prohibited by any custom or usage of the community to which they belong; and(b)the union-(i)was before the date on which this Act comes into force openly solemnized in accordance with the customary ceremonies prevailing in the community to which the parties belong or recognised by the community as a valid marriage; or(ii)is openly solemnized on or after the date aforesaid and, where either or both the parties are minors, with the consent of the guardian or guardians of such minor or minors; or(iii)was registered as a marriage under the Malabar Marriage Act, 1896 (Madras Act IV of 1896), before the date aforesaid.
